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Noun medication has 2 senses
- medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
--1 is a kind of drug
--1 has substances: physostigmine
--1 has particulars: | acyclovir, Zovirax; alendronate, Fosamax; allopurinol, Zyloprim; amrinone, Inocor; analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill; angiogenesis inhibitor; antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medication; antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide; anticholinergic, anticholinergic drug; anticholinesterase; anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant; anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug; antidepressant, antidepressant drug; antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug; antidiarrheal, antidiarrheal drug; antidiuretic, antidiuretic drug; antiemetic, antiemetic drug; antihistamine; antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug; anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug; antiprotozoal, antiprotozoal drug; antipyretic, febrifuge; antiseptic; antispasmodic, spasmolytic, antispasmodic agent; antitussive; antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug; APC; astringent, astringent drug, styptic; atomic cocktail; azathioprine, Imuran; blocker, blocking agent; bronchodilator; calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker; carminative; clofibrate, Atromid-S; clopidogrel bisulfate, Plavix; cold medicine; counterirritant; cytotoxic drug; decongestant; demulcent; diaphoretic; disulfiram, Antabuse; dose; Drixoral; drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART; expectorant, expectorator; fixed-combination drug; gemfibrozil, Lopid; hematinic, haematinic; herbal medicine; histamine blocker; immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive drug, immune suppressant drug; inhalant, inhalation; isoproterenol, Isuprel; isosorbide, Isordil; lipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statin; methacholine, Mecholyl; nux vomica; over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine; oxytocic, oxytocic drug; paregoric, camphorated tincture of opium; patent medicine; penicillamine, Cuprimine; pentylenetetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, Metrazol; pharmaceutical; placebo; powder; prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug; probenecid; purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient; remedy, curative, cure; rubefacient; sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer; soothing syrup; specific; sucralfate, Carafate; suppository; tincture; tonic, restorative; tyrosine kinase inhibitor; vermicide; vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic |
- medication - the act of treating with medicines or remedies
--2 is a kind of therapy
--2 has particulars: antipyresis; administration, giving medication
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