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automedication

Translations

automedicationnoun
automedications
Pl.
Excessive automedication can lead to antibiotic resistance.
Чрезмерное самолечение может привести к устойчивости к антибиотикам.
Additional translations
самоназначенное лекарствоупотребляется, когда речь идёт о конкретном препарате
Synonyms
self-medication
self-treatment
self-prescription
self-administration
self-therapy
self-care
automedicationadjective
Used attributively to modify nouns, denoting relation to self-medication.
самолеченческийредко употребляется; разговорное
The study examined automedication behaviours among college students.
Исследование изучало самолеченческие модели поведения среди студентов колледжей.

Definitions

automedicationnoun
The practice of treating one's own ailments with medications without professional supervision.
Excessive automedication can lead to antibiotic resistance.
A medication or set of medications taken by oneself rather than prescribed by a healthcare professional.
Her automedication included several herbal remedies.
automedicationadjective
Relating to or characteristic of the self-administration of medication.
The study examined automedication behaviours among college students.
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