Medicament (Noun)
Meaning
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a medicament to reduce the patient's fever and alleviate her headache.
- After years of research, the pharmaceutical company finally developed a medicament that could effectively treat the disease.
- The herbal tea was used as a medicament to soothe the stomach and promote digestion.
- The new medicament showed promising results in clinical trials, offering hope for patients with previously incurable conditions.
- In some countries, traditional medicaments such as acupuncture and herbal remedies are used in conjunction with modern medical treatments.
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Hyponyms
- Vermifuge
- Cytotoxic Drug
- Anticoagulant Medication
- Antidepressant
- Immune Suppressant Drug
- Demulcent
- Plavix
- Acyclovir
- Clofibrate
- Statin
- Sudorific
- Anticholinergic Drug
- Antiemetic Drug
- Isuprel
- Antidiabetic Drug
- Zovirax
- Antitussive
- Oxytocic
- Pharmaceutical
- Analgesic
- Azathioprine
- Herbal Medicine
- Zyloprim
- Dose
- Antabuse
- Over-the-counter Medicine
- Ethical Drug
- Antibacterial Drug
- Antidiabetic
- Antispasmodic
- Sudatory
- Nux Vomica
- Mecholyl
- Anticonvulsant
- Antipyretic
- Blocking Agent
- Antidiarrheal Drug
- Isosorbide
- Antidiarrheal
- Expectorator
- Anticholinergic
- Expectorant
- Pharmaceutic
- Powder
- Probenecid
- Inocor
- Antiviral Agent
- Antiprotozoal
- Antibacterial
- Alendronate
- Calcium Blocker
- Cuprimine
- Lipid-lowering Medication
- Spasmolytic
- Camphorated Tincture Of Opium
- Purgative
- Downer
- Lopid
- Isordil
- Oxytocic Drug
- Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
- Hematinic
- Calcium-channel Blocker
- Sedative
- Therapeutic
- Antiarrhythmic Drug
- APC
- Tonic
- Over-the-counter Drug
- Soothing Syrup
- Antiepileptic Drug
- Cathartic
- Prescription Drug
- Curative
- Vermicide
- Febrifuge
- Inhalation
- Rubefacient
- Decongestant
- Methacholine
- Anticoagulant
- Dosage
- Fosamax
- Specific
- Penicillamine
- Anticonvulsant Drug
- Imuran
- Antidiuretic
- Antiviral
- Immunosuppressor
- Atromid-S
- Cold Medicine
- Sedative Drug
- Helminthic
- Prescription
- Anti-inflammatory
- Drixoral
- Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
- Antiprotozoal Drug
- Tincture
- Pain Pill
- Astringent
- Antiseptic
- Clopidogrel Bisulfate
- Sucralfate
- Antihypertensive
- Isoproterenol
- Atomic Cocktail
- Disulfiram
- Antihistamine
- Carminative
- Anti-inflammatory Drug
- Bronchodilator
- Haematinic
- Antiemetic
- Anthelmintic
- Inhalant
- Astringent Drug
- Anticholinesterase
- Patent Medicine
- Placebo
- Immunosuppressive
- Fixed-combination Drug
- Immunosuppressant
- Histamine Blocker
- Carafate
- Suppository
- Angiogenesis Inhibitor
- Diaphoretic
- Pentylenetetrazol
- Antiarrhythmic
- Antidiuretic Drug
- Restorative
- Drug Cocktail
- Aperient
- Antidepressant Drug
- Blocker
- Antihypertensive Drug
- Pentamethylenetetrazol
- Remedy
- Amrinone
- Anodyne
- Counterirritant
- Paregoric
- Gemfibrozil
- Allopurinol
- Lipid-lowering Medicine