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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Medikament

Pronunciation / Transliteration: meh-dee-kah-MENT

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Medicament/ˈmɛd.ɪ.kə.mənt/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Medikament muss dreimal täglich eingenommen werden."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance used for medical treatment, such as a medicine or drug.

    "The physician prescribed a soothing medicament to alleviate the patient's persistent cough."
  2. 2

    A healing ointment, lotion, or application applied externally to the body.

    "She applied a medicament directly to the minor burn to prevent infection and reduce pain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'medicament', originating from the Latin 'medicamentum', meaning 'a drug, remedy, or poison', derived from 'medicari' (to heal). It entered the English lexicon in the 15th century via Old French, retaining its core medical sense referring to a healing substance.

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