self-medication

noun

The treatment or medication of oneself without professional advice in order to treat a real or imagined condition.

Similar
automedication
OriginEnglish medication ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

nounself-medication (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe treatment or medication of oneself without professional advice in order to treat a real or imagined condition.

    Synonyms: automedication

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe treatment or medication of oneself without professional advice in order to treat a real or imagined condition.

Similar
automedication

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishmedication
  9. Englishself-medication

From self- + medication.

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Translations

Bulgarian самолече́ние
  • самолече́ние (samolečénie)medication of oneself without professional advice
Catalan automedicació
  • automedicaciómedication of oneself without professional advice
Danish selvmedicinering
  • selvmedicineringmedication of oneself without professional advice
Dutch zelfmedicatie, automedicatie
  • zelfmedicatiemedication of oneself without professional advice
  • automedicatiemedication of oneself without professional advice
Finnish itselääkitys
  • itselääkitysmedication of oneself without professional advice
French automédication
  • automédicationmedication of oneself without professional advice
German Selbstmedikation
  • Selbstmedikationmedication of oneself without professional advice
Hungarian öngyógyszerezés, öngyógyszerelés
  • öngyógyszerezésmedication of oneself without professional advice
  • öngyógyszerelésmedication of oneself without professional advice
Indonesian swamedikasi
  • swamedikasimedication of oneself without professional advice
Italian automedicazione
  • automedicazionemedication of oneself without professional advice
Malay swapengubatan
  • swapengubatanmedication of oneself without professional advice
Polish samoleczenie
  • samoleczeniemedication of oneself without professional advice
Portuguese automedicação
  • automedicaçãomedication of oneself without professional advice
Romanian automedicație
  • automedicațiemedication of oneself without professional advice
Russian самолече́ние
  • самолече́ние (samolečénije)medication of oneself without professional advice
Spanish automedicación
  • automedicaciónmedication of oneself without professional advice
Swedish självmedicinering
  • självmedicineringmedication of oneself without professional advice
Ukrainian самолікува́ння
  • самолікува́ння (samolikuvánnja)medication of oneself without professional advice
Cite this entry
APA

self-medication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-medication

MLA

“self-medication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-medication. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-medication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-medication.

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