Medication – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
medication
n.
medicine, medicament, drug; medicinal treatment
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.
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
médication
nf.
medication, medicament
medication
n.
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