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medicamento

medication

noun meh-dee-kah-MEN-toh Less Common

Origin: From Latin medicamentum (remedy).

Also means

medicine

Usage Note

Medicamento is the formal/clinical word for a drug or medicine in Spanish. In everyday speech medicina or pastilla (pill) are more common. Medicamento is standard on prescriptions and official health documents; note that droga usually refers to illicit substances, not prescribed medicine.

Examples

"Toma este medicamento dos veces al día."

Natural Translation

Take this medication twice a day.

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