self-administration
noun [ U ] (also selfadministration) uk/ˌself.ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌself.ədˌmɪn.əˈstreɪ.ʃən/
(DRUGS)
medical specialized自我给药
the act of taking a drug yourself, especially one that would normally be given to you by someone else
Special emphasis is placed on educating patients in self-administration of prescribed medications.
Self-administration does not require resources from staff and is not time-consuming. 自我给药不需要占用工作人员的资源，也不耗费时间。
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- Self-administration is important because it implies that the patient realizes the importance of self-reliance.
- The committee recommended that self-administration of cannabis should no longer be an offence.
(CONTROL)
politics specialized自我管理，自治
the management or control of a place or organization by the people who live or work there
The region was granted a large degree of self-administration.
At the local level there were calls for the maximum amount of self-administration. 在地方层面上，有人呼吁最大程度的自治。
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- The principles of local self-administration were controlled jointly by the federal authorities and the republics.
- This paper looks at municipal self-administration and local self-government arrangements in Canada.