Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medication

/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: med-i-ca-tion
IPA: /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The administration of medicine.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Have you been taking your medication? [uncountable]"
"Have you been taking your medications? [countable]"
"Are you going to be be like this all day? It’s like I’ve not took^([sic – meaning taken]) my medication."
"Such behavior, if it doesn't abate, will necessitate medication and supervision."

Etymology

From Middle English medicacioun, from Middle French médication and its etymon Latin medicātiō, from medicārī (“to heal, cure”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”), from medērī (“to heal”). Equivalent to medicate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: medicacioun, médication, medicātiō
Suffix: medicate

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

medications (plural)

Derived Forms

apomedication automedication comedication demedication electromedication hypermedication medicational mismedication nonmedication overmedication polymedication postmedication

Phrases

enzyme-inducing medication enzyme-inhibiting medication forget to take one's medication this morning medication-assisted treatment medication assisted treatment self-medication self-medicate

Frequently Paired Words

medic medicament medicate medicinal medicine self-medicate

Synonyms

medicine medicament medicinal drug

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce medication?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does medication mean?: A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
Where does medication come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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