medication

med·i·ca·tion  (md-kshn)

n.

1. A medicine; a medicament.

2. The act or process of treating with medicine.

3. Administration of medicine.

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medication

Noun

1. treatment with drugs or remedies

2. a drug or remedy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	medication - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease medicament, medicinal drug, medicine acyclovir, Zovirax - an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms alendronate, Fosamax - a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause allopurinol, Zyloprim - a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid amrinone, Inocor - a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller - a medicine used to relieve pain angiogenesis inhibitor - a drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medication - a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide - any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth anticholinergic, anticholinergic drug - a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine anticholinesterase - a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant - medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug - a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) antidepressant, antidepressant drug - any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug - a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus antidiarrheal, antidiarrheal drug - a drug used to control or stop diarrhea antidiuretic, antidiuretic drug - a drug that limits the formation of urine antiemetic, antiemetic drug - a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting antihistamine - a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug - a drug that reduces high blood pressure anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug - a medicine intended to reduce inflammation antiprotozoal, antiprotozoal drug - a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa antipyretic, febrifuge - any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever antiseptic - a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues antispasmodic, antispasmodic agent, spasmolytic - a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) antitussive - any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug - any drug that destroys viruses APC - a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine) astringent, astringent drug, styptic - a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals atomic cocktail - an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer azathioprine, Imuran - an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ blocking agent, blocker - a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process bronchodilator - a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker - any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine carminative - medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
	2.	medication - the act of treating with medicines or remedies therapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief" antipyresis - medication with antipyretics to treat a fever giving medication, administration - the act of administering medication

Translations

medication [mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən] n (= drugs etc) → medicación f

medication [mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən] n (= drugs etc) → médication f

medication [mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən] n → Medikamente pl

medication [mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən] n (= drugs etc) → medicinali mpl; farmaci mpl