medication
noun
med·i·ca·tion
ˌme-di-ˈkā-shən 
1
: the act or process of medicating
2
: a medicinal substance : medicament
Examples of medication in a Sentence
The company has developed a new allergy medication.
He stopped taking his medications.
Her illness has not responded to medication.
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—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
It was managed with medication for years, but by 2019 she was put on the organ transplant list and started home dialysis, which uses a machine to detoxify the blood, taking over the role of the kidneys.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Pack your own essentials Many travelers assume the airline can provide basic medications for every run-of-the-mill discomfort, but that’s not the case, Hardy said.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
In the ’90s, the blockbuster sales of two flea-and-tick medications, Frontline and Advantage, demonstrated untapped demand, and then intensified that demand by enabling new levels of indoor intimacy between dogs and people.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for medication
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medication. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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medication
noun
med·i·ca·tion
ˌmed-ə-ˈkā-shən
Medical Definition
medication
noun
med·i·ca·tion
ˌmed-ə-ˈkā-shən
1
: the act or process of medicating
2
: a medicinal substance : medicament
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