medication
- 01 B1 Intermediate
a pill, liquid, or other substance you take to treat an illness.
a medicinal substance used to treat or prevent disease; often used as a collective term for a patient's prescribed drugs.
Simple“The doctor told her to take her medication every morning with breakfast.”
In context“The patient reported a significant reduction in symptoms after the specialist adjusted the dosage of his blood pressure medication.”
UsageCommonly used with the verbs 'take', 'prescribe', or 'administer'.
PitfallHe is taking a lot of medications. He is taking a lot of medication.While 'medications' is used for different types of drugs, 'medication' is often uncountable when referring to the general treatment a person receives.
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
the act of giving medicine to a patient.
the process or act of administering medicinal substances to a patient.
Simple“The nurse is responsible for the medication of all patients in this ward.”
In context“Standard hospital protocols require two practitioners to verify the medication of high-risk intravenous fluids to ensure patient safety.”
UsageOften appears in the phrase 'the medication of [someone]'.
Synonyms
“Famotidine is an H2 blocker medication ; Pepcid is one of the most common brands.”
“Her medication makes it harder for her to regulate her body temperature, she says.”
From Middle English medicacioun, from Middle French médication and its etymon Latin medicātiō, from medicārī (“to heal, cure”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”), from medērī (“to heal”). Equivalent to medicate + -ion.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.