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automedication

automedication noun: self-medication.

Noun

automedication (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Self-medication.
    • It is difficult to clarify the hepatotoxicity of herbal remedies, especially if they are comprised of a mixture of several plants or various components of the plant. Moreover, herbal remedies are often applied as automedication, and patients withhold the information that they have used them.2006, Erwin Kuntz, Hans-Dieter Kuntz, “Drug-induced liver damage”, in Hepatology: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, Heidelberg: Springer Medizin Verlag, →ISBN, page 553

Origin of automedication

From auto- + medication.

Questions about automedication

What does automedication mean?
Automedication means self-medication.
What part of speech is automedication?
Automedication is a noun.

Words near automedication in the dictionary

  1. automechanisms
  2. automedicate
  3. automedicated
  4. automedicates
  5. automedicating
  6. automedication
  7. Automedon
  8. automela
  9. automelon
  10. automen
  11. automerization

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