| NOUN | communication | prescription | directions prescribed beforehand |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | prescription, prescription drug, prescription medicine, ethical drug | a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist | |
| communication | prescription | written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person | |
| communication | prescription | 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 | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | prescription | available only with a doctor's written prescription |
| Sounds | prahskrih'pshahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | available only with a doctor's written prescription. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a prescription drug" | |
| Category | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
| Opposite | nonprescription, over-the-counter | purchasable without a doctor's prescription |
| Spanish | prescrita, recetada | |
| Meaning | Directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions. | |
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| Example | "I tried to follow her prescription for success" | |
| Broader | direction, instruction | A message describing how something is to be done |
| Spanish | prescripción | |
| Catalan | prescripció | |
| Verbs | prescribe | issue commands or orders for |
| Meaning | A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" | |
| Synonyms | prescription drug, prescription medicine, ethical drug | |
| Narrower | refill | A prescription drug that is provided again |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
| Opposite | over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine | A drug that is sold without a prescription |
| Spanish | prescripción, receta | |
| Catalan | prescripció, recepta | |
| Meaning | written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | written communication, written language, black and white | Communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) |
| Meaning | 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | written communication, written language, black and white | Communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) |
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