Definitions for medication
ˌmɛd ɪˈkeɪ ʃənmed·i·ca·tion

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1. medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug(noun)

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

2. medication(noun)

   the act of treating with medicines or remedies

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1. medication(Noun)

   A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient

2. medication(Noun)

   The administration of medicine

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1. Medication

   the act or process of medicating

   Etymology: [L. medicatio: cf. F. mdication.]

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1. Medication

   A pharmaceutical drug, also referred to as a medicine or medication, can be loosely defined as any chemical substance - or product comprising such - intended for use in the medical diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease. The word pharmaceutical comes from the Greek word Pharmakeia. The modern transliteration of Pharmakeia is Pharmacia.

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1. decimation

How to pronounce medication?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of medication in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of medication in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of medication in a Sentence

1. Andrew Russo:

   I thought it was a very clever design to do [ the study ] with the medication because all too often we see Western versus Eastern or holistic medicine, and it shouldn't be viewed as such.

2. David Letterman:

   If you don't take medication every day to keep you at a certain state, you have a potential to ramp up and it can take you to a point where you can even end up in the hospital. And you start acting erratic, as TMZ would put it.

3. Zoltan Takacs:

   This [ snake venom ] opened up a completely new class of medication.

4. H.W. Mann:

   Meditation Before Medication

5. Gregory Thomas:

   I think the lesson learned is that humans are inherently at risk for heart disease whether they live in ancient Egypt or North or South America or Europe, i don't look at it as our fate is to die of heart disease, I look at this as a lesson that we humans have had this challenge from the beginning of time, but we can prevent or delay it. And we should use this as a reminder that we should do everything we currently know how to delay it: exercise, a lean diet, avoid smoking, taking medication that we need.

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