PRESCRIPTION

/pɝˈskɹɪpʃən/ ► audio Scrabble 18 Words With Friends 22

Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1S1C3R1I1P3T1I1O1N1 = 18

Definition

  1. adjective available only with a doctor's written prescription. — synonyms: prescription(a)
  2. noun directions prescribed beforehand.
  3. noun a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist. — synonyms: prescription_drug, prescription_medicine, ethical_drug
  4. noun written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person.
  5. noun 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.

Examples

  • “a prescription drug”
  • “the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions”
  • “I tried to follow her prescription for success”

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