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medicament Definition

medi·ca·ment (med′i kə mənt, mə dik′ə-)

noun

medication (sense )

Etymology: Fr médicament < L medicamentum

medicament Synonyms

medicament

n.

antidote, remedy, panacea, drug; see medicine 2.

medicament Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • divide: We asked them to divide these medicaments into two groups.
  • apply: Understand how to apply topical medicaments, compression bandages etc. 11.

Adjective modifier

  • other: The excellent palatability facilitates administration to calves and pigs and is useful in improving intake of other medicaments.
  • topical: Understand how to apply topical medicaments, compression bandages etc. 11.
  • mild: These are the times one has to hunt around for a mild medicament - and yet one could so easily have it to hand!
  • such: The design of such medicaments is to enable the drug to be absorbed through the skin into the target area of the body.