Medicament

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Medicament \Med"i*ca*ment\, n. [L. medicamentum, fr. medicare,
     medicari, to heal: cf. F. m['e]dicament. See {Medicable}.]
     Anything used for healing diseases or wounds, especially a
     medicine; a medication; a healing application.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  medicament
       n : (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates
           the symptoms of disease [syn: {medicine}, {medication}, {medicinal
           drug}]