as in medication
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
in the 19th century a physician's bag of medicaments most likely included powerful opiates
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Recent Examples of medicament
The doctors here have every modern medicament, but candidly confessed that the answer to the malady is beyond them.
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Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
If the medicaments are innocuous, there’s little harm except to the patients’ pocketbooks.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020
At the moment, the standard treatment for drug-resistant TB involves taking highly toxic medicaments for as long as two years.
—The Economist, 14 Dec. 2019
The Persian author Mansur ibn Ilyas (c.1380–1422) wrote of resetting fractured or broken bones using braces and tight bandaging to immobilize and realign limbs, followed by the application of various salves and medicaments to help the bones heal.
—Jack Hartnell, Time, 30 Oct. 2019
Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
If the medicaments are innocuous, there’s little harm except to the patients’ pocketbooks.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020
At the moment, the standard treatment for drug-resistant TB involves taking highly toxic medicaments for as long as two years.
—The Economist, 14 Dec. 2019
The Persian author Mansur ibn Ilyas (c.1380–1422) wrote of resetting fractured or broken bones using braces and tight bandaging to immobilize and realign limbs, followed by the application of various salves and medicaments to help the bones heal.
—Jack Hartnell, Time, 30 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicament
Noun
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Some everyday medications could be impacting your gut health in the long term.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Today, Gucci Mane follows a strict regimen of medication, rest, exercise, and therapy.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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He was arrested in Jakarta as a result of an investigation into an international drug trafficking network.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Taylor was charged with vehicular homicide while under the influence of drugs/substance, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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Inside, among international-food stalls and ethnic-clothing shops, is a family-medicine clinic that serves a largely refugee and immigrant community.—
Helen Ouyang,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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Instead of ordering your mobile vets to administer medicine manually, erect a security camera and automate the process.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The remedy provided in this subsection shall not preclude any remedy available under State or Federal law.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some customers have even shared some DIY remedies online, such as rubbing coconut oil into the holes of the CloudTec midsole, focusing on areas where the squeaking is worse, including the heel and midfoot.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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For now, there is no cure for MS.—
Michelle Maves,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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While symptoms are manageable, there is no cure.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Medicament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicament. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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