Added 9 October 2026
medication
/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun
In Latin: medicāmen Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about medication at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
Have you been taking your medication? [uncountable]
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The administration of medicine.
Such behavior, if it doesn't abate, will necessitate medication and supervision.
Origin
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.
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