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Medication of oneself without professional advice in order to treat a real or imagined condition.See Also: self-medicator
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Self-medication — is the use of drugs, sometimes illicit, to treat a perceived or real malady, often of a psychological nature. Over the counter drugs are a form of self medication. The buyer diagnoses his/her own illness and buys a specific drug to treat it. The… … Wikipedia
self-medication — self med·i·ca·tion .med ə kā shən n medication of oneself esp. without the advice of a physician: SELF TREATMENT <self medication with nonprescription drugs> … Medical dictionary
Self Medication — Infobox Album | Name = Self Medication Type = Album Artist = The Slackers Released = 2008 Recorded = ???? Genre = Ska Length = 42:15 Label = Indication Records Producer = Vic Ruggiero assisted by Glen Pine Reviews = *AbsolutePunk.net (82%)… … Wikipedia
self-medication — /self med i kay sheuhn/, n. the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one s own ailment. * * * … Universalium
self-medication — self′ medica′tion n. med pha the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one s own ailment • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
self-medication — /sɛlf mɛdəˈkeɪʃən/ (say self meduh kayshuhn) noun the use of medication or drugs to treat a perceived ailment, the person suffering the ailment making their own choice of remedy …
self-medication — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : medication of oneself especially without the advice of a physician • self medicate ˈ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ verb … Useful english dictionary
World Self-Medication Industry — (WSMI) Zweck: Interessensvertretung von Unternehmen aus dem Bereich OTC Arzneimittel und Nahrungsergänzungsmittel Vorsitz: Christopher Combe (USA) Gründungsdatum: 1970 Mitgliederzahl: 55 Sitz … Deutsch Wikipedia
self-medicate — self med·i·cate med ə .kāt vb, cat·ed; cat·ing vt to treat by self medication <the patient had attempted to self medicate depression> vi to treat oneself by self medication <patients with dental pain often self medicate with… … Medical dictionary
self-med|i|ca|tion — «SEHLF MEHD uh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of taking medicines without the advice of a doctor: »Many compounded the mischief by harmful self medication, especially with laxatives (Time). 2. the proper medical treatment of oneself, in the absence … Useful english dictionary
