Word
prescription
An official order written by a doctor, or an authorized medical practitioner, for the use of a medicine or other treatment.
Meanings
An official order written by a doctor, or an authorized medical practitioner, for the use of a medicine or other treatment.
The medicine itself that a doctor has ordered.
A suggestion or a direction for action, or a rule that must be followed.
Examples
- After the examination, the doctor handed her a prescription for antibiotics.
- He went to the pharmacy to pick up his new prescription.
- The government's new policy includes a clear prescription for economic growth.
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