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me·dic·a·ment
(mĭ-dĭk′ə-mənt, mĕd′ĭ-kə-)n.
An agent that promotes recovery from injury or ailment; a medicine.
[Latin medicāmentum, from medicāre, to cure; see medicate.]
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medicament
(mɪˈdɪkəmənt; ˈmɛdɪ-)n
(Medicine) a medicine or remedy in a specified formulation
[C16: via French from Latin medicāmentum, from medicāre to cure]
medicamental, ˌmedicaˈmentary, ˌmedicaˈmentous adj
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me•dic•a•ment
(məˈdɪk ə mənt, ˈmɛd ɪ kə-)n.
a healing substance; medicine; remedy. Also called med•i•cant (ˈmɛd ɪ kənt) .
med`i•ca•men′tal (-ˈmɛn tl) med`i•ca•men′tous, adj.
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medicament
noun2. A substance used in the treatment of disease:
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medicament
n → Medikament nt, → Mittel nt
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