MEDICAMENT
medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(noun) (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
medicament (plural medicaments)
A medicine, medication or drug.
Synonyms
• See also pharmaceutical
Source: Wiktionary
Med"i*ca*ment, n. Etym: [L. medicamentum, fr. medicare, medicari, to heal: cf. F. médicament. See Medicable.]
Definition: Anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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