🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

물약

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mulyak

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Liquid medicine/ˈlɪk.wɪd ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"의사는 아이에게 먹일 물약을 처방해 주었다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A medicinal preparation in liquid form, typically administered orally, such as a syrup, suspension, or elixir.

    "The pediatrician prescribed a sweet liquid medicine to help the toddler swallow the antibiotic easily."
  2. 2

    Any fluid pharmaceutical substance intended for treatment or relief of symptoms.

    "She measured the exact dosage of the liquid medicine using a small plastic cup."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'liquid' (derived from the Latin 'liquidus', meaning fluid or flowing, from 'liquere' to be fluid) and 'medicine' (from Latin 'medicina', from 'medicus' physician). Together in modern English, it denotes a pharmaceutical preparation in a fluid dosage form.

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