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pre·scrip·tion

(prĭ-skrĭp′shən)
n.
1.
a. The action of establishing a rule, law, or direction.
b. Something that is prescribed; a rule, law, or direction: prescriptions for living a moral life.
2.
a. A written order, especially by a physician, for the preparation and administration of a medicine or other treatment.
b. A prescribed medicine or other treatment: Have you used up all of your prescription?
c. An ophthalmologist's or optometrist's written instruction, as for the grinding of corrective lenses.
3. Law The acquisition of an easement or of title to property by use or occupancy that exceeds the time allowed to another to recover it by statutory right.
[Middle English prescripcion, establishment of a claim, from Old French prescription, from Medieval Latin praescrīptiō, praescrīptiōn-, from Latin, introduction, precept, from praescrīptus, past participle of praescrībere, to order; see prescribe.]
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prescription

(prɪˈskrɪpʃən)
n
1. (Medicine)
a. 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
b. the drug or remedy prescribed
2. (Medicine) (modifier) (of drugs) available legally only with a doctor's prescription
3. (Medicine)
a. written instructions from an optician specifying the lenses needed to correct defects of vision
b. (as modifier): prescription glasses.
4. the act of prescribing
5. something that is prescribed
6. a long established custom or a claim based on one
7. (Law) law
a. the uninterrupted possession of property over a stated period of time, after which a right or title is acquired (positive prescription)
b. the barring of adverse claims to property, etc, after a specified period of time has elapsed, allowing the possessor to acquire title (negative prescription)
c. the right or title acquired in either of these ways
[C14: from legal Latin praescriptiō an order, prescription; see prescribe]
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pre•scrip•tion

(prɪˈskrɪp ʃən)

n.
1.
a. a written direction by a physician for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy.
b. the medicine prescribed.
2. an act of prescribing.
3. something prescribed.
4.
a. the long, unchallenged use of some legal right, which sanctions such a right.
b. the process of acquiring rights by such long and uninterrupted use.
adj.
5. (of drugs) sold only upon medical prescription.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin praescrīptiō legal possession (of property), Latin: preamble, precept, direction = praescrīb(ere) to prescribe + -tiō -tion]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:prescription - directions prescribed beforehand]prescription - directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"
instruction, direction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
2. [画像:prescription - a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist]prescription - 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"
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
refill - a prescription drug that is provided again; "he got a refill of his prescription"; "the prescription specified only one refill"
3. prescription - written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
4. 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
black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
Adj. 1. prescription - available only with a doctor's written prescription; "a prescription drug"
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
nonprescription, over-the-counter - purchasable without a doctor's prescription; "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy"
nonprescription, over-the-counter - purchasable without a doctor's prescription; "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy"
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prescription

noun
1. instruction, direction, formula, script (informal), recipe These drugs are freely available without a prescription.
2. medicine, drug, treatment, preparation, cure, mixture, dose, remedy I'm not sleeping, even with that new prescription the doctor gave me.
3. method, measure, direction, formula, recommendation, recipe the prescription for electoral success
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prescription

noun
A principle governing affairs within or among political units:
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Translations
وَصْف الدّواءوَصْفَة الدّواءوَصْفَةٌ طِبِيَّة
receptpředpisování
receptreceptskrivningordinering
lääkemääräys
liječnički recept
forskrift, fyrirmælilyfseîill
処方箋
처방
predpísanie
recept
recept
ใบสั่งจ่ายยา
reçete reçete yazmatavsiye etme
đơn thuốc

prescription

[prɪˈskrɪpʃən]
A. N
1. (Med) → receta f
to make up or> fill a prescription (US) → preparar una receta
"only available on prescription" → de venta únicamente bajo receta
see also write A1
2. (Jur) → prescripción f
B. CPD prescription charges NPL (Brit) → precio msing de las recetas
prescription lenses NPL (US) → lentillas fpl graduadas
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prescription

[prɪˈskrɪpʃən]
n
(MEDICINE) → ordonnance f
You can't get it without a prescription → On ne peut pas se le procurer sans ordonnance.
to make up a prescription → faire une ordonnance
to fill a prescription (US) → faire une ordonnance
to give sb a prescription for sth → faire une ordonnance à qn pour qch
"only available on prescription" → "uniquement sur ordonnance"
(= proposal) → prescription f
modif [drug, medication, medicine] → sur ordonnance prescription padprescription charge n (British) montant forfaitaire payé sur les médicamentsprescription pad n → ordonnancier m
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prescription

n
(Med) → Rezept nt; (act of prescribing) → Verschreiben nt, → Verordnen nt; to make up or fill (US) a prescription → eine Medizin zubereiten ; on prescription → auf Rezept ; only available on prescription → rezeptpflichtig, nur auf Rezept erhältlich
(= regulation) → Vorschrift f
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prescription

[prɪˈskrɪpʃ/ən] n (Med) → ricetta (medica)
to make up a prescription, (Am) fill a prescription → preparare or fare una ricetta
to make out a prescription for sb → fare una ricetta a qn
only available on prescription → ottenibile solo dietro presentazione di ricetta medica
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prescribe

(prəˈskraib) verb
to advise or order (the use of). My doctor prescribed some pills for my cold; Here is a list of books prescribed by the examiners for the exam. voorskryf يَصِفُ الطبيبُ الدّواءَ предписвам prescrever předepsat verordnen, vorschreiben ordinere; foreskrive; foreslå υποδεικνύω, ορίζω, διάταζω recetar; prescribir ette kirjutama تجویز کردن määrätä prescrire לִרשוֹם תְרוּפָה, לְהַמלִיץ निर्धारित करना propisati, odrediti előír, felír membuat resep skrifa lyfseðil; ráðleggja prescrivere; stabilire 処方する 처방하다 išrašyti, nurodyti parakstīt (zāles); ieteikt, norādīt mempreskripsikan voorschrijven foreskrive, skrive resept på przepisać, zalecić توصيه كول recomendar a prescrie; a recomanda предписывать; прописывать predpísať predpisati prepisati ordinera, föreskriva; [en lista över] obligatoriska [böcker] สั่งจ่ายยา vermek, tavsiye etmek, reçete yazmak 命令,開(藥)方 приписувати, наказувати ہدايت کرنا، تشخيص کرنا liệt kê 命令,开(药)方
preˈscription (-ˈskrip-)
noun.
1. a doctor's (usually written) instructions for the preparing and taking of a medicine. He gave me a prescription to give to the chemist. voorskrif وَصْفَة الدّواء рецепта receita recept das Rezept recept συνταγή γιατρού receta; prescripción retsept نسخه resepti ordonnance מרשם नुस्खा recept, propisivanje lijeka recept resep lyfseðill prescrizione, ricetta 処方せん 처방전 receptas recepte preskripsi voorschrift resept recepta نسخه receita reţetă рецепт recept recept recept recept ใบสั่งยา reçete 處方(醫囑) рецепт تشخيص، دوا کا نسخہ đơn thuốc 处方(医嘱)
2. the act of prescribing. voorskryf وَصْف الدّواء предписване prescrição předpisování die Verordnung ordinering; receptskrivning υπόδειξη prescripción määramine تجویز määrääminen prescription רישום निर्धारण, भोगाधिकार propisivanje, određivanje előírás pembuatan resep forskrift, fyrirmæli prescrizione 処方 처방 nurodymas norādījums; ieteikums preskripsi het voorschrijven foreskriving, reseptskriving zalecenie نسخه ليكنه receita prescriere предписывание predpísanie predpisovanje savet ordination การสั่งยา reçete yazma; tavsiye etme 命令 приписування تشخيص کا عمل việc kê đơn thuốc 命令
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prescription

→ وَصْفَةٌ طِبِيَّة recept recept Rezept ιατρική συνταγή receta lääkemääräys ordonnance liječnički recept ricetta medica 処方箋 처방 recept resept recepta receita médica рецепт recept ใบสั่งจ่ายยา reçete đơn thuốc 处方
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pre·scrip·tion

n. receta;
___ tablet, pad → formulario.
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prescription

n receta (médica)
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Doctor Allday wrote his prescription. "Are you likely to make a long stay in London?" he asked.
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When the fourteen years which Nature permits Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits, And the vet's unspoken prescription runs To lethal chambers or loaded guns, Then you will find--it's your own affair But .
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It was an ordinary prescription for a tonic mixture.
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A soothing prescription (I have his own authority for saying it) was all that was required to meet the patient's case.
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"I must make a prescription that is to be called for soon."
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Use also such as have been lucky, and prevailed before, in things wherein you have employed them; for that breeds confidence, and they will strive to maintain their prescription. It is better to sound a person, with whom one deals afar off, than to fall upon the point at first; except you mean to surprise him by some short question.
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After that, he sat down and wrote out a prescription, and folded it up and gave it me, and I put it in my pocket and went out.
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On some flimsy pretext or other Mowanna, the king of Nukuheva, whom the invaders by extravagant presents cajoled over to their interests, and move about like a mere puppet, has been set up as the rightful sovereign of the entire island--the alleged ruler by prescription of various clans, who for ages perhaps have treated with each other as separate nations.
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What diagnosis of her case the young man may have thought it best to conceal with a smile the historian is unable to state, but for himself he feels bound to say that fingers looking less stiff, and showing fewer evidences of even insensible pain, have seldom been submitted for medical inspection by even the fairest patient desiring a prescription of unfamiliar scenes.
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The prescription is no sooner made known, however, than a number of persons interpose, and, without denying the reality or danger of the disorder, assure the patient that the prescription will be poison to his constitution, and forbid him, under pain of certain death, to make use of it.
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They it was who by universal prescription commanded three of the Pequod's boats as headsmen.
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Notwithstanding the prescription of the genial hermit, with which his guest willingly complied, he found it no easy matter to bring the harp to harmony.
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