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mediation, medication, meditation
mediation (mee" dee AY shuhn) (noun)
An attempt to bring about a peaceful settlement or compromise between disputants through the objective intervention of a neutral party: The dispute between the landlord, Mr. Smithson, and the tenant, Mrs. Swanson, was resolved by mediation.
medication (med" i KAY shuhn) (noun)
The administration or process of treating with a prescriptive drug: Sharon is taking a medication in an effort to reduce her high blood pressure.
meditation (med" i TAY shuhn) (noun)
The act or process of spending time in quiet contemplation: Daily meditation helps clear Bill's mind of negative thoughts.

Daily meditation, in some cases, may help certain people avoid the need for medication.

medication
1. Medicinal substance.
2. Treatment with remedies.
3. Impregnation with medicine.
4. The administration of remedies.

Varieties of medications

  • Hypodermic medication: Treatment by injection of medicine into the body through the skin, using a syringe and needle.
  • Intravenous medication: The injection of a sterile solution of a drug or an infusion into a vein.
  • Ionic medication: The introduction of ions of drugs into body tissue through the skin by means of electricity.
  • Sublingual medication: Treatment with an agent, usually in tablet form, placed under the tongue.
  • Substitutive medication: Medical therapy to cause a nonspecific inflammation to counteract a specific one.
Word Entries containing the term: “medication
anti-obesity medication
Weight loss drugs that are utilized to reduce or to control weight
iontophoresis, galvanoionization, ionic medication
1. The introduction of ions of soluble salts into the skin by an electric current; usually, for therapeutic purposes.
2. The transference of ions into the body by an electromotive force for purposes of local or systemic medicinal effect.
3. The use of an electric current to introduce the ions of a medicament into bodily tissues.
This entry is located in the following units: galvano-, galvan- + (page 3) ion, ion- + (page 9)