セルフメディケーション

noun

self-medication

Refers to treating one's own minor ailments using over-the-counter drugs or self-care, without consulting a doctor. Common in medical and health contexts.

• セルフメディケーションの普ふ及きゅうにより、軽かるい症しょう状じょうは自じ分ぶんで対たい処しょする人ひとが増ふえている。

  With the spread of self-medication, more people are dealing with minor symptoms on their own.