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serum

noun

Definition of serum

as in drug

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Recent Examples of serum Crow’s feet, signs of aging, puffiness, dark circles Fans of the Fractionated Eye-Contour Concentrate have a lot of good things to say about the anti-aging eye serum. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 21 July 2026 Testosterone was first isolated in experiments in the 1930s and clinical use of serum testing wasn’t widespread until the 1970s. — Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026 Another similar study found that a Redensyl-containing serum had the same effects. — Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 21 July 2026 Mix your foundation with the serum for a less matte finish and apply it to your face with a makeup sponge. — Luz García, Glamour, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for serum

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Noun

If a clinic is compounding its own drugs, ask whether that’s done at the clinic or through a licensed, inspected compounding pharmacy.

— Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
The narrative then jumps forward to a time in the distant future in a segregated Britain, where Black people are condemned to a ghetto riddled with drugs and ruled by gangs.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 July 2026

Definition of drug

Noun

Anyone who’s on an anticoagulant, anything that thins your blood or prevents you from having a blood clot, should talk with a pharmacist or healthcare provider first to double-check which supplements interact with those types of medications.

— Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 26 July 2026
Your age, genetics and even your hair color can play an important role in how your body responds to anesthesia during surgery and pain medications after.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 July 2026

Definition of medication

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Quinn was first issued a license to practice medicine in 1986 and has admitting privileges at multiple Novant Health and Atrium Health locations, according to his medical board record.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
In the case of pancreatic cancer, the National Institutes of Health funded the underlying biology for several decades before any private company tried to make a real medicine.

— Craig Garthwaite, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of medicine

Noun

To decolonize the nose, patients’ nostrils are simply swabbed with a cotton tip that has been coated with antiseptic.

— Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
After removing the tick, the bite area should be cleaned with soap and water, rubbing alcohol, or another antiseptic.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

Definition of antiseptic

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The remedy requires Google to let developers freely tell users, inside their apps, that cheaper offers exist elsewhere.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The likelier path is tummy time absorbed into a broader postural routine rather than sold as a standalone remedy.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of remedy

Noun

Two employees in pharmaceutical industry wearing protective gloves, mask, cap and white suit seen standing by the machine that is the part of the medicaments production during the working hours in a pharmaceutical manufacturing.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The doctors here have every modern medicament, but candidly confessed that the answer to the malady is beyond them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of medicament

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