medicament
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- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪkəmənt/
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medicamento
- The doctor prescribed a medicament to help alleviate her symptoms of the disease.
He gave me a box full of medicaments, band aids, etcetera, and then I never used it.
- He gave me a box full of medicaments, band aids, etcetera, and then I never used it.
Examples
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Brys's neck was buried in scarves that were pungent with medicaments and herbs.
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Ever the model of discretion, Gregory warns that sometimes one must be careful dosing out this medicine because "wounds are more inflamed by untimely incisions, and if medicaments do not suit the occasion, it is certain that they do not serve their purpose of healing."
Academic text (2002) -
Fortunately, all our medicaments are in secure containers.
Blog text (28) -
He gave me a box full of medicaments, band aids, etcetera, and then I never used it.
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German botanist Georg Rumphius repeated this idea from Indonesia, "the Creator ... provided each ... country with its own medicaments."
Academic text (2018) -
He took the medicament daily to manage his chronic condition.
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They tested a new medicament aimed at reducing inflammation in patients.
Synonyms
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A medicine you take to treat or prevent illness
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A substance you take to treat or prevent illness
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Something you take to treat an illness or make you feel better
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A medicine or treatment that treats illness and reduces pain
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A medicine used to treat or prevent illness
A substance used to treat, prevent, or reduce symptoms of illness
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Etymology
Medicament comes from the Latin root medic-, which means 'to heal' or 'doctor'. It is like the common word medicine, so a medicament is something given to heal, treat, or relieve an illness.