prescription
/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/
A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses; The medicine or treatment provided by such an order; Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided
- plural
- prescriptions
Meanings
- 1
A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses
I'll give you a prescription.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
The medicine is available only by prescription.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
The medicine or treatment provided by such an order
- 3
Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided
- 4
Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of thisrare
- 5
The act of establishing or formalizing ideal norms for language use, as opposed to describing the actual norms of such use; an instance of thisrare
- 6
An established time period within which a right must be exercised and after which it is null and permanently unenforceablerare
- 7
An established time period after which a person who has uninterruptedly, peacefully, and publicly used another's property acquires full ownership of itrare
- 8
Synonym of self-restraint, limiting of one's actions especially according to a moral code or social conventionsrare