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prescription

/ prescription /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient
Type of:
written communication written language
noun Sense 2
written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
Type of:
written communication written language
noun Sense 3
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
"I tried to follow her prescription for success"
Type of:
direction instruction
Derived:
order prescribe dictate
noun Sense 4
a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
"he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly"
Opposites:
over-the-counter drug over-the-counter medicine
Type of:
medicine medication medicament
Kinds of:
refill
Semantic Complexity
88%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

written communication written language direction instruction medicine medication medicament refill over-the-counter drug over-the-counter medicine