What does medicament mean?

Definitions for medicament
məˈdɪk ə mənt, ˈmɛd ɪ kə-; ˈmɛd ɪ kəntmedica·ment

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word medicament.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drugnoun

    (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Wiktionary

  1. medicamentnoun

    A medicine, medication or drug

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Medicamentnoun

    Any thing used in healing; generally topical applications.

    Etymology: medicament, Fr. medicamentum, Latin.

    Admonitions, fraternal or paternal, then more publick reprehensions; and, upon the unsuccessfulness of these milder medicaments, the use of that stronger physick, the censures. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

    A cruel wound was cured by scalding medicaments, after it was putrified; and the violent swelling and bruise of another was taken away by scalding it with milk. William Temple, Miscel.

Wikipedia

  1. medicament

    A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and relies on the science of pharmacology for continual advancement and on pharmacy for appropriate management. Drugs are classified in multiple ways. One of the key divisions is by level of control, which distinguishes prescription drugs (those that a pharmacist dispenses only on the order of a physician, physician assistant, or qualified nurse) from over-the-counter drugs (those that consumers can order for themselves). Another key distinction is between traditional small molecule drugs, usually derived from chemical synthesis, and biopharmaceuticals, which include recombinant proteins, vaccines, blood products used therapeutically (such as IVIG), gene therapy, monoclonal antibodies and cell therapy (for instance, stem cell therapies). Other ways to classify medicines are by mode of action, route of administration, biological system affected, or therapeutic effects. An elaborate and widely used classification system is the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System. The World Health Organization keeps a list of essential medicines. Drug discovery and drug development are complex and expensive endeavors undertaken by pharmaceutical companies, academic scientists, and governments. As a result of this complex path from discovery to commercialization, partnering has become a standard practice for advancing drug candidates through development pipelines. Governments generally regulate what drugs can be marketed, how drugs are marketed, and in some jurisdictions, drug pricing. Controversies have arisen over drug pricing and disposal of used drugs.

ChatGPT

  1. medicament

    A medicament is a substance used for medical treatment, especially a drug or medicine. It could come in the form of a pill, an ointment, a syrup, or other form and is used to cure, alleviate, prevent or diagnose diseases.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Medicamentnoun

    anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application

  2. Etymology: [L. medicamentum, fr. medicare, medicari, to heal: cf. F. mdicament. See Medicable.]

Matched Categories

How to pronounce medicament?

How to say medicament in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of medicament in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of medicament in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Popularity rank by frequency of use

medicament#100000#188275#333333

Translations for medicament

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for medicament »

Translation

Find a translation for the medicament definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"medicament." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/medicament>.

Discuss these medicament definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for medicament? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Image or illustration of

    medicament

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    an impression that something might be the case
    A crate
    B hodgepodge
    C hunch
    D leaven

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for medicament: