Word

medication, n.
(medications)
freq. cnt. 2

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

medicament medication medicinal drug medicine

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

medicinal medicine medicate medicate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

medicate

semantic pointers

member of this domain (topic)

prescription nonprescription, over-the-counter

hyponym

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, dosage Drixoral drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART expectorant, expectorator fixed-combination drug gemfibrozil, Lopid hematinic, haematinic herbal medicine histamine blocker immunosuppressant, immunosuppressor, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressive, 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, pharmaceutic placebo powder prescription, prescription drug, prescription medicine, ethical drug probenecid purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient cure, remedy, curative, therapeutic rubefacient sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer soothing syrup specific sucralfate, Carafate sudorific, sudatory suppository tincture tonic, restorative tyrosine kinase inhibitor vermicide vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic

hypernym

drug

domain of synset (topic)

medicine, medical specialty

substance meronym

physostigmine

the act of treating with medicines or remedies
<noun.act>

medication

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

medicate medicate

semantic pointers

hypernym

therapy

hyponym

antipyresis administration, giving medication