prescription
Medicine/Medical.
a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy.
the medicine prescribed: Take this prescription three times a day.
an act of prescribing.
that which is prescribed.
Law.
Also called positive prescription . a long or immemorial use of some right with respect to a thing so as to give a right to continue such use.
Also called positive prescription . the process of acquiring rights by uninterrupted assertion of the right over a long period of time.
Also called negative prescription . the loss of rights to legal remedy due to the limitation of time within which an action can be taken.
(of drugs) sold only upon medical prescription; ethical.: Compare over-the-counter (def. 2).
Origin of prescription
1Words Nearby prescription
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How to use prescription in a sentence
Term limits could be a prescription to speed change along.
I take calcium and vitamin D supplements, but prescription medications are generally only for women in menopause.
With prescription drug abuse rampant in the U.S., New York is taking steps to stop it.
No More Paper Prescriptions: Docs Fight Fraud by Going Electronic | Dale Eisinger | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis first prescription when I saw him was to have the CAT scan test that I had been forced to postpone for a month and a half.
My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare | Malcolm MacDougall | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo one should be given a lethal prescription of drugs when they are gripped by mental illness or in a temporary depression.
On Her Own Terms: Why Brittany Maynard Has Chosen to Die | Gene Robinson | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
No, I'm only going to save the reputation of AEsculapius by giving him a prescription got from a quack to give to a goose.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe doctor who prescribes gratuitously gives a worthless prescription.
It arises from prescription (Greek: θεματισμὡ), from usage, or from nature.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusVery few cases had a second chill after taking the prescription.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art | B. L. HillBut we would earnestly advise her to try kissing a multitude of live men before taking so peculiar a prescription.
The Fiend's Delight | Dod Grile
British Dictionary definitions for prescription
/ (prɪˈskrɪpʃən) /
written instructions from a physician, dentist, etc, to a pharmacist stating the form, dosage strength, etc, of a drug to be issued to a specific patient
the drug or remedy prescribed
(modifier) (of drugs) available legally only with a doctor's prescription
written instructions from an optician specifying the lenses needed to correct defects of vision
(as modifier): prescription glasses
the act of prescribing
something that is prescribed
a long established custom or a claim based on one
law
the uninterrupted possession of property over a stated period of time, after which a right or title is acquired (positive prescription)
the barring of adverse claims to property, etc, after a specified period of time has elapsed, allowing the possessor to acquire title (negative prescription)
the right or title acquired in either of these ways
Origin of prescription
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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