n. 25B6; noun MEDICATION, medicament, drug, prescription, dose, treatment, remedy, cure; nostrum, panacea, cure-all; archaic physic. See lists.
pharmaceutical.
Types of Medication
abortifacient depressant
addictive diaphoretic
alpha blocker digestive
anaesthetic dilator
analeptic diuretic
analgesic ecbolic
anaphrodisiac emetic
anodyne euphoriant
anovulant evacuant
antacid expectorant
anthelmintic febrifuge
antibiotic fungicide
antibacterial germicide
anticholinergic immunosuppressive
anticoagulant laxative
anticonvulsant lenitive
antidepressant mercurial
antidiarrhoeal muscle relaxant
antidote narcotic
anti-emetic nervine
anti-epileptic neuroleptic
antifungal nootropic
antihistamine painkiller
anti-infective palliative
anti-inflammatory placebo
antipruritic preventive
antipsychotic prophylactic
antipyretic psychotomimetic
antiscorbutic psychotropic
antiseptic relaxant
antispasmodic resolvent
antitussive restorative
antiviral roborant
anxiolytic sedative
aperient sleeping draught
aphrodisiac sleeping pill
appetite suppressant soporific
arsenical sorbefacient
beta blocker spasmolytic
booster steroid
bronchodilator stimulant
calefacient stupefacient
calmative sudatory
carminative sudorific
cathartic suppressant
contraceptive sympatholytic
convulsant tonic
counterirritant tranquillizer
curative vasoconstrictor
cure-all vasodilator
decongestant vermifuge
Forms of Medication
balsam lotion
cachet lozenge
caplet microcapsule
capsule nasal spray
collyrium nebulizer
cream ointment
draught pastille
drench pessary
drip pill
drops poultice
ear drops powder
enema rub
eye drops salve
gargle spray
hypodermic suppository
inhalant syrette
injectable tablet
linctus
Branches of Medicine
See also therapy . oncology
anaesthesia ophthalmology
allopathy orthopaedics
audiology orthotics
cardiology paediatrics
chiropody parasitology
community medicine pathology
dermatology pharmacology
embryology physiotherapy
endocrinology plastic surgery
epidemiology psychosurgery
gastroenterology proctology
geriatrics prosthetics
gynaecology psychiatry
immunology radiology
laryngology surgery
nephrology therapeutics
neurology trichopathy
neuropathology urology
neurosurgery venereology
nuclear medicine veterinary medicine
obstetrics
Branches of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
See also therapy . Hay diet
acupressure herbalism
acupuncture homeopathy
Alexander technique hydropathy
aromatherapy iridology
Ayurveda McTimoney chiropractic
Bach flower remedies nature cure
balneotherapy naturopathy
Bates method neurolinguistic programming
bioenergetics organotherapy
bodywork osteopathy
bush medicine psionic medicine
chiropractic radionics
colour therapy rebirthing
craniosacral therapy reiki
crystal healing/therapy reflexology
electro-acupuncture Rolfing
eurhythmics shiatsu
faith healing thalassotherapy
Feldenkrais method zone therapy
Gerson therapy