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投与する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Medical term for administering a drug or treatment to a patient. Used in clinical and pharmacological contexts.

〈人ひと〉に〈物もの〉を投とう与よするto administer (a drug) to someone
医い師しは患かん者じゃに新あたらしい薬くすりを投とう与よした。
The doctor administered the new drug to the patient.
〈物もの〉を投とう与よするto administer a specific drug or dose
抗こう生せい物ぶっ質しつを静じょう脈みゃくから投とう与よする。
The antibiotic is administered intravenously.
投とう与よ量りょうを〈動どう詞し〉to adjust the dosage administered
副ふく作さ用ようが出でたため投とう与よ量りょうを減へらした。
The dosage was reduced because of side effects.

投とう薬やく
投薬 is a broader term covering prescribing or dispensing medicine, while 投与 specifically refers to a medical professional administering a drug (e.g., by injection or infusion).
服ふく用ようN1
服用 means the patient takes medicine orally by themselves, whereas 投与 is done to a patient by a doctor or nurse.
処しょ方ほうN1
処方 refers to a doctor writing a prescription for medicine, while 投与 refers to the actual act of giving that medicine to the patient.
投とうじるN1
投与する is the standard modern medical term for administering a drug, while 薬を投じる is a more formal or literary phrasing of the same idea.

Compound of 投 (throw, administer) and 与 (give, provide). The combination specifically refers to the medical act of administering treatment.