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medication
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medication
n.
medicine, medicament, drug; medicinal treatment
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Pharmaceutical drug
A pharmaceutical drug (also referred to as a pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical preparation, pharmaceutical product, medicinal product, medicine, medication, medicament, or simply a 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.
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medication
Noun
1. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
(synonym) medicine, medicament, medicinal drug
(hypernym) drug
(hyponym) acyclovir, Zovirax
(substance-meronym) physostigmine
(derivation) medicate, medicine
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
(class) prescription(a)
2. the act of treating with medicines or remedies
(hypernym) therapy
(hyponym) antipyresis
(derivation) medicate
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médication
nf.
medication, medicament
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medication
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