(chiefly Canada, medicine) A state of affairs in which patients are assigned to and treated in beds or gurneys located in hospital hallways due to a shortage of hospital rooms.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take one's medicine

present participle of take one's medicine

past participle of take one's medicine

To endure an unpleasant obligation, especially a punishment. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, medicine.

simple past tense of take one's medicine

The administration of medicament; medication.

In a medicamentous manner; medicinally.

plural of medicamentation

Of or relating to medicament; medicinal.