noun

medication

medication, medicine, drug

Are you taking any medication?

Are you taking any medication?

He is on regular medication for his heart.

He is on regular medication for his heart.

((to be on medication)) to be regularly taking a drug She is on medication for her heart.

((to take medication)) to consume a drug You should take this medication with food.

Synonyms: medicine, drug, remedy, treatment

From Latin 'medicari' (to heal) + '-ation' (action/process). The process of medicating.

The 'action' of taking 'medicine' is 'medication'.

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