medication

noun

ˌme-di-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce medication (audio)
Definition of medicationnext
as in drug
a substance or preparation used to treat disease the doctor prescribed two different medications for the infection

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Recent Examples of medication Lifestyle factors, including alcohol consumption and smoking history, as well as current medications or chronic conditions, can all cause wounds to heal slower. — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025 It can be caused by various factors such as lack of sleep, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, mental health conditions, neurodivergent conditions, hormonal changes, poor nutrition, stress, infections like COVID-19, medication side effects, and extended hospital stays. — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025 Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medications Over-the-counter (OTC) medications may help relieve gas. — Cristina Mutchler, Health, 10 Mar. 2025 But Dana only needs a little bit of help to get the medication Aiden needs to be made. — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for medication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medication
  1. drug
  2. medicine
  3. remedy
  4. cure
Noun
  • The intrigue: Is the rising use of weight-loss drugs causing people to snack less?
    — Nathan Bomey, Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum early this month stressed that to stop the flow of drugs into the United States, the U.S. must address gun smuggling.
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of drug
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  • All of this — new medicines, new jobs, new opportunities for kids — is too important to lose.
    — Megan Barkdull, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Although the secretary of state and Elon Musk have assured the public that the new administration’s actions have not disrupted the distribution of life-saving medicine, that just isn’t true.
    — John Green, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of medicine
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  • The National Immigrant Justice Center and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois filed a motion in Chicago’s U.S. District Court Thursday seeking the release of two people still detained and the enforcement of remedies to prevent unlawful arrests by ICE.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Capital One and Discover are rebounding from Monday’s decline as investors weigh the possibility of remedies if, in fact, the Department of Justice tries to block the merger.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of remedy
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  • Join 41 others in the comments View Comments If so, the bar for buying into a cure for a new condition should be raised.
    — Andrea Kane, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
  • For billions of people, TB is already a nightmare disease, both because the bacterium is unusually powerful and because world leaders have done a poor job of distributing cures.
    — John Green, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of cure

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