noun
medication
med-ih-KAY-shun/ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/
Treatment through the administration of medicinal substances.
The condition usually improves with medication and regular physical therapy.
Etymology
Medication first named the act of healing or treating a disease or wound. Its meaning later extended to the medicinal substance used in that treatment.
In context
what's kind of gotten the Press lately is we have our first medication that's been approved for binge eating disorder and that medicine is called Vyvanse
More examples
- Medication alone does not always relieve chronic pain.
- They discuss whether medication is necessary at this stage.
- The treatment plan combines medication with counseling.
Forms
medication
medicate verb — To treat someone with medicinal substances.