noun
administration
The act of giving medicine or treatment.
The nurse records the time of each medication administration.
Etymology
Latin ad- and ministrare connect administration with serving or attending to someone. Its medical sense names the act of supplying the medicine or treatment through which that care is given.
More examples
- The chart lists the medicine's route of administration.
- The protocol separates preparation from administration of the treatment.
- Staff check the patient's identity before administration begins.
Forms
administer verb — To give medicine or medical treatment.
Similar words
- dosing
- Emphasizes the amount and schedule of medicine given.
- dispensing
- Usually involves supplying medicine rather than giving it directly.