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- Dictionaryprescription/prɪˈskrɪpʃn/
noun
- 1. an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be issued with a medicine or treatment: "he scribbled a prescription for tranquillizers" Similar
- 2. a recommendation that is authoritatively put forward: "effective prescriptions for sustaining rural communities" Similar
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1. a. : the establishment of a claim of title to something under common law usually by use and enjoyment for a period fixed by statute. b. : the right or title acquired under common law by such possession. 2. : the process of making claim to something by long use and enjoyment. 3. : the action of laying down authoritative rules or directions. 4. a.
PRESCRIPTION definition: 1. a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone…. Learn more.
a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or or other treatment that someone needs: a doctor's prescription. a prescription for physical therapy. These drugs are only available on prescription (= with a prescription from a doctor). Fewer examples.
Prescription definition: a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy.. See examples of PRESCRIPTION used in a sentence.
PRESCRIBE definition: 1. (of a doctor) to say what medical treatment someone should have: 2. to tell someone what they…. Learn more.
noun. /prɪˈskrɪpʃn/. /prɪˈskrɪpʃn/. [countable] an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist's. prescription for something The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics.
1. a. : to lay down as a guide, direction, or rule of action : ordain. b. : to specify with authority. 2. : to designate or order the use of as a remedy. prescribed a painkiller. a prescribed burn to restore natural forest conditions. prescriber noun. Did you know? Proscribe vs. Prescribe.
verb. to lay down as a rule or directive. law to claim or acquire (a right, title, etc) by prescription. law to make or become invalid or unenforceable by lapse of time. med to recommend or order the use of (a drug or other remedy)
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use prescription in a sentence Term limits could be a prescription to speed change along.
A prescription is an order written by a doctor for someone to get a drug that is not available without this permission. If you get a bad ear infection, you'll need a prescription for antibiotics. When your doctor writes a prescription, she's advising you to take a medication that you can only get from a pharmacist.
