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   Pre·scrip·tion

   /prēˈskripSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment: "he scribbled a prescription for tranquilizers" Similar instructionorderdirectionauthorizationinformal:scriptarchaic:recipe
   • ▪ the action of prescribing a medicine or treatment: "the unnecessary prescription of antibiotics"
   • ▪ a medicine or remedy that is prescribed: "I've got to pick up my prescription" Similar medicinedrugmedicationremedycuredosetreatmentpreparationmixturearchaic:physicrare:medicamentmedicinalnostrum
   • 2. a recommendation that is authoritatively put forward: "effective prescriptions for sustaining rural communities" Similar methodmeasurerecommendationsuggestionadvicerecipeformuladirection
   • ▪ the authoritative recommendation of an action or procedure: "rather than prescription there would be guidance"
   • 3. the establishment of a claim founded on the basis of a long or indefinite period of uninterrupted use or of long-standing custom.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a legal term): via Old French from Latin praescriptio(n-), from the verb praescribere (see prescribe). prescription (sense 1) dates from the late 16th century.

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   prescription: [noun] the establishment of a claim of title to something under common law usually by use and enjoyment for a period fixed by statute. the right or title acquired under common law by such possession.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRESCRIPTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PRESCRIPTION definition: 1. a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone…. Learn more.

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   PRESCRIPTION meaning: 1. a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   prescription: 1 n directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions “I tried to follow her prescription for success” Type of: direction , instruction a message describing how something is to be done n written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person Type of: black and white , ...

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   a. A written order, especially by a physician, for the preparation and administration of a medicine or other treatment.

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   The meaning of PRESCRIBE is to lay down a rule : dictate. How to use prescribe in a sentence. Proscribe vs. Prescribe

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprescription noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [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.; on prescription (British English) Antibiotics are only available on prescription.; by prescription (North American English) Antibiotics are only available by ...

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRESCRIBE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    PRESCRIBE definition: 1. (of a doctor) to say what medical treatment someone should have: 2. to tell someone what they…. Learn more.

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    Prescription definition: . See examples of PRESCRIPTION used in a sentence.