medication
Translation
medication, medicine, drug
Examples
Are you taking any medication?
Are you taking any medication?
The doctor prescribed a new medication.
The doctor prescribed a new medication.
Grammar Patterns
((on medication)) to be regularly taking a prescribed drug He is on medication for his heart.
((take medication)) to consume a dose of medicine You should take this medication with food.
Similar Words
Synonyms: drug, remedy, prescription
Etymology
From Latin 'medicatio' (a healing). The suffix '-ation' denotes an action or process.
Memory Tips
'Medication' is the action ('-ation') of using medicine, or the substance used for it.