armamentarium
noun
ar·ma·men·tar·i·um
ˌär-mə-ˌmen-ˈter-ē-əm 
-mən-
plural armamentaria
ˌär-mə-ˌmen-ˈter-ē-ə
: a collection of resources available or utilized for an undertaking or field of activity
especially
: the equipment, methods, and pharmaceuticals used in medicine
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And despite a remarkable, ever-expanding armamentarium of drug therapies and medical devices, the disease—whether in its type 1 or type 2 form—is still considered chronic and progressive.
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Gary Taubes, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
For years, the tech elite’s predilection for brain hacking has been part of their mystique; more recently, Elon Musk touted ketamine as a better antidepressant than anything in Big Pharma’s armamentarium.
—Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023
New to the public health armamentarium this year are tools to combat RSV — respiratory syncytial virus.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Aug. 2023
And with other psychedelics demonstrating possible treatment efficacy for alcohol addiction, bereavement, depression, end-of-life distress, nicotine addiction, and opioid addiction, MDMA might not be the only one rejoining psychiatry’s armamentarium in coming years.
—Brian Barnett, STAT, 2 June 2021
Today the pace is quickening as investigators are examining a diverse armamentarium of potential cancer-protective agents.
—David J. Waters, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
That said, the need for drugs that people can easily take at home to prevent their infections from worsening is so high, especially with the Omicron variant now spreading, that many health experts say there will probably be an important place for molnupiravir in the Covid-19 medicine armamentarium.
—Betsy McKay, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021
Each is part of a well-orchestrated armamentarium that is based on years of research.
—Ethan Dmitrovsky, STAT, 1 Aug. 2021
The result: After 15 months in the nation’s armamentarium against COVID-19, a medication that U.S. taxpayers spent at least $1.58 billion to develop and produce has become largely ineffective.
—Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
Gary Taubes, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
For years, the tech elite’s predilection for brain hacking has been part of their mystique; more recently, Elon Musk touted ketamine as a better antidepressant than anything in Big Pharma’s armamentarium.
—Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023
New to the public health armamentarium this year are tools to combat RSV — respiratory syncytial virus.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Aug. 2023
And with other psychedelics demonstrating possible treatment efficacy for alcohol addiction, bereavement, depression, end-of-life distress, nicotine addiction, and opioid addiction, MDMA might not be the only one rejoining psychiatry’s armamentarium in coming years.
—Brian Barnett, STAT, 2 June 2021
Today the pace is quickening as investigators are examining a diverse armamentarium of potential cancer-protective agents.
—David J. Waters, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
That said, the need for drugs that people can easily take at home to prevent their infections from worsening is so high, especially with the Omicron variant now spreading, that many health experts say there will probably be an important place for molnupiravir in the Covid-19 medicine armamentarium.
—Betsy McKay, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021
Each is part of a well-orchestrated armamentarium that is based on years of research.
—Ethan Dmitrovsky, STAT, 1 Aug. 2021
The result: After 15 months in the nation’s armamentarium against COVID-19, a medication that U.S. taxpayers spent at least $1.58 billion to develop and produce has become largely ineffective.
—Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
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armamentarium
noun
ar·ma·men·tar·i·um
ˌär-mə-ˌmen-ˈter-ē-əm, -mən-
plural armamentaria
-ē-ə
: a collection of resources available or utilized for an undertaking or field of activity
especially
: the equipment, methods, and pharmaceuticals used in medicine
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