medication

med-i-ca-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A substance used to treat an illness or medical condition.

  2. 2.

    The act or process of treating with medicine.

Forms

plural: medications

Related words

See also: drug, medicine, prescription
Synonyms: drug, medicine, treatment

Etymology

From Latin medicatio, from medicare meaning "to heal" or "to cure."