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medication

/ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/

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What does medication mean?

noun

  1. A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
  2. The administration of medicine.
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/ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/

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This is one of the chief reasons why I am opposed to drug medication, because its sole aim seems to be the suppression of symptoms.
Chas. A. (Charles Alfred) TyrrellThe Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without DrugsProject Gutenberg ebook #3453
Bonet mentions death after the inunction of a mercurial ointment, and instances of distressing salivation from such medication are quite common.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747