Spanish word

medicación

Pronunciation

IPA/meðikaˈθjon/

Meaning

  • feminine nounmedication

Example

¿Tomaste la medicación esta mañana?

Did you take the medication this morning?

Illustration for medicación (medication)

More examples

Debes tomar la medicación según las indicaciones del médico.

You should take the medication according to the doctor's instructions.

Core concept

Prescribed medicines plus their dosing schedule.

Common phrases

  • tomar la medicación

    take the medication

  • la medicación prescrita

    prescribed medication

  • suspender la medicación

    stop taking the medication

Similar words

medicamento: Pharmaceutical drug used in medical treatment.
medicina: Substance used to treat illness.
remedio: Over-the-counter product used to relieve symptoms.
pastilla: Small solid pill taken by mouth as a dose of medicine.

Definition in Spanish

Término que se refiere a los fármacos indicados para tratar o controlar una enfermedad y al régimen de administración prescrito para su uso.

Word origin

From Latin medicatio 'treatment' (related to medicare 'to treat'), the term originally denotes treatment and now refers to both the medicines and how they are administered.

Usage tips

  • Spanish often treats medicación as a collective or mass noun (la medicación), so it commonly appears singular even when referring to a course made of several drugs.

Other meanings

  • drug administrationnoun

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