Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.

    Have you been taking your medication? [uncountable]

    Have you been taking your medications? [countable]

    Medikation, Arzneimittel

    лека́рстваlekárstva, медикаме́нтыmedikaménty

  2. (countable, uncountable)The administration of medicine.

    Such behavior, if it doesn't abate, will necessitate medication and supervision.

    Medikation

More definitions
  • the act of treating with medicines or remedies
  • (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Examples

389 sentences
  1. Don't forget to take your medication.

    Не забувай пити свої ліки. — deniko

    ruНе забудь принять лекарство. — odexed

    deVergiss nicht, dein Medikament zu nehmen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom had an allergic reaction to the medication.

    У Тома була алергічна реакція на ліки. — deniko

    ruУ Тома была аллергическая реакция на лекарство. — DemonicSatori

    deTom reagierte allergisch auf das Medikament. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Do you suffer from diseases that require medication?

    Ти страждаєш захворюваннями, що вимагають прийому ліків? — User55521

    ruСтрадаете ли вы заболеваниями, требующими приема лекарств? — Ooneykcall

  4. Tom is on medication.

    Том приймає ліки. — deniko

  5. It's time for your medication.

    Тобі час приймати ліки. — deniko

    ruПора тебе принимать лекарства. — odexed

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient:

Origin

From Middle English medicacioun, from Middle French médication and its etymon Latin medicā

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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Forms

plural: medications
Singularmedication
Pluralmedications

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

24 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • taking his medication
  • take your medication
  • any medication
  • taking any medication
  • on any medication
  • take the medication

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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