medication

noun

med·​i·​ca·​tion ˌme-di-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or process of medicating

2

: a medicinal substance : medicament

Synonyms

• cure
• drug
• medicament
• medicinal
• medicine
• pharmaceutical
• physic
• remedy
• specific

Examples of medication in a Sentence

The company has developed a new allergy medication.

He stopped taking his medications.

Her illness has not responded to medication.

Recent Examples on the Web

But Dana only needs a little bit of help to get the medication Aiden needs to be made. —Taylor Grothe, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025

Most people taking antidepressants will not experience withdrawal symptoms when quitting the medications, experts said. —Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025

Tamiflu, an antiviral for the flu, is often only prescribed after a positive test, but the medication works best when taken within a couple of days of symptom onset. —Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 28 Feb. 2025

Metformin is a medication prescribed to help manage type 2 diabetes. —Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing medication

• pain medication/reliever
• self-medication

Rhymes for medication

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

medication

noun

med·​i·​ca·​tion ˌmed-ə-ˈkā-shən 

: medicine sense 1

Medical Definition

medication

noun

med·​i·​ca·​tion ˌmed-ə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or process of medicating

2

: a medicinal substance : medicament