Definitions for prescription
prɪˈskrɪp ʃənpre·scrip·tion

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1. prescription(noun)

   directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

   "I tried to follow her prescription for success"

2. prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug(noun)

   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"

3. prescription(noun)

   written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person

4. prescription(adj)

   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

5. prescription(a)(adj)

   available only with a doctor's written prescription

   "a prescription drug"

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1. Prescription(n.)

   (Med.) A direction of a remedy or of remedies for a disease, and the manner of using them; a medical recipe; also, a prescribed remedy. Hence: a written order from a physician for a medication, which allows a patient to legally obtain medication which is required by law to be dispensed only on authorization from a physician or other qualified medical practitioner.

   Etymology: [F. prescription, L. praescriptio, an inscription, preface, precept, demurrer, prescription (in sense 3), fr. praescribere. See Prescribe.]

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1. prescription(Noun)

   The act of prescribing a rule, law, etc..

   "Jurisdiction to prescribe" is a state's authority to make its laws applicable to certain persons or activities. -- Richard G. Alexander, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996: Congress exceeds its jurisdiction to prescribe law. Washington and Lee Law Review, 1997.

2. prescription(Noun)

   A period of time within which a right must be exercised, unless the right is extinguished.

   The prescription governing the victim's right to enter a charge shall be interrupted by virtue of section 95 of the Criminal Code.

3. prescription(Noun)

   A written order, as by a physician, for the administration of a medicine or other intervention. See also scrip.

   The surgeon wrote a prescription for a pain killer and physical therapy.

4. prescription(Noun)

   The prescription medicine or intervention so prescribed.

   The pharmacist gave her a bottle containing her prescription.

5. prescription(Noun)

   The formal description of the lens geometry needed for spectacles, etc..

   The optician followed the optometrist's prescription for her new eyeglasses.

6. prescription(Noun)

   A piece of advice.

   "Early to bed and early to rise" is a prescription for a healthy lifestyle.

7. prescription(Adjective)

   (of a drug, etc.) only available with a physician's written prescription

   Many powerful pain killers are prescription drugs in the U.S.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Prescription(noun)

   the act of prescribing, directing, or dictating; direction; precept; also, that which is prescribed

   Etymology: [F. prescription, L. praescriptio, an inscription, preface, precept, demurrer, prescription (in sense 3), fr. praescribere. See Prescribe.]

2. Prescription(noun)

   a direction of a remedy or of remedies for a disease, and the manner of using them; a medical recipe; also, a prescribed remedy

   Etymology: [F. prescription, L. praescriptio, an inscription, preface, precept, demurrer, prescription (in sense 3), fr. praescribere. See Prescribe.]

3. Prescription(noun)

   a prescribing for title; the claim of title to a thing by virtue immemorial use and enjoyment; the right or title acquired by possession had during the time and in the manner fixed by law

   Etymology: [F. prescription, L. praescriptio, an inscription, preface, precept, demurrer, prescription (in sense 3), fr. praescribere. See Prescribe.]

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'prescription' in Nouns Frequency: #2949

How to pronounce prescription?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prescription in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prescription in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of prescription in a Sentence

1. Stuart Titus:

   We do expect Mexico to be similar to Brazil, in that it will require a doctor's prescription.

2. Jason Bishop:

   You could tell who was just there for the medication, because they were just so keyed in on the medication. It had nothing to do with getting better, it had nothing to do with finding what was wrong. It was all about renewing my prescription.

3. Carol Runyan:

   Just as parents should be careful about not leaving prescription medications or alcohol available to unsupervized teens, they should be careful about being sure firearms are stored safely.

4. New Orleans:

   These monuments have stood not as historic or educational markers of our legacy of slavery and segregation, but in celebration of it, to literally put the Confederacy on a pedestal in some of our most prominent public places is not only an inaccurate reflection of our past, it is an affront to our present, and a bad prescription for our future. We should not be afraid to confront and reconcile our past.

5. Caleb Alexander:

   Given how many people are killed by prescription opioids and how dangerous these drugs are, it should be no less important for a clinician to check a prescription drug-monitoring program before prescribing an opioid than to check kidney function before prescribing a new blood-pressure medicine.

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