{
    "term": "medication",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a drug or another form of medicine that you take to prevent or to treat an illness; treatment involving drugs",
            "sensetop": "medication for somethingon medication (for something)",
            "labels": "(British English)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Are you currently taking any medication?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The condition may require prolonged medication."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor prescribed medication for his condition.",
                    "contextForm": "medication for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is on medication for depression.",
                    "contextForm": "on medication (for something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many flu medications are available without a prescription."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My grandmother has been on medication for years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He talked with his doctor about changing his medication."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stopped the medication because of side effects."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["prescribed", "prescription", "non-prescription"],
                "verb + medication": ["be on", "receive", "take"],
                "preposition": ["medication for"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "me/medication/medication__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "me/medication/medication__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}