medication English · revision 7417

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=early 15th century|origins=la medicor}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English medicacioun, [[bor|fro|medication]] and directly [[bor|la|medicatio|t=healing, cure]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) from the past participle stem of [[m|la|medicor|alt=medicārī|t=to heal, cure]], from [[m|la|medicus|t=physician; healing]],^(Etymonline) from PIE [[ine-pro|*med-|t=to take appropriate measures]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Medical treatment of a disease or wound: the early 15th century in Etymonline, late Middle English in SOED, 1603 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Treatment of plants, and something used for medication, is from 1626.^(OED 1989) Johnson (1755) defined it as impregnating with medicinal ingredients.^(OED 1989)^(Johnson 1755) A medicinal substance or drug is by 1942 in Etymonline and 1934 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * early 15th century – medical treatment.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1626 – a remedy.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1755 – Johnson's definition.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1934 – a drug.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A substance used for medical treatment, especially a [[drug]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Treatment with drugs.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[hypermedication]]

+ * [[overmedication]]

+ * [[self-medication]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[medic]]

+ * [[medicine]]

+ * [[medicament]]

+ * [[medicate]]

+ * [[medicinal]]

+ * [[medical]]

+ * [[remedy]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}