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GIVING MEDICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of administering medication
Synonyms:
administration; giving medication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("giving medication" is a kind of...):
medication (the act of treating with medicines or remedies)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "giving medication"):
drip feed (the administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a time)
drugging; sedation (the administration of a sedative agent or drug)
