English to English
prescription
(pr/I/'skr/i/p/S//@/n
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adjective (a)
- available only with a doctor's written prescription(adj.all)Example:
A prescription drug.
source: wordnet30
noun (n)
- directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions(noun.communication)Example:
I tried to follow her prescription for success.
source: wordnet30 - a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist(noun.artifact)Example:
He told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly.
Synonym:
ethical drug, prescription drug, prescription medicine
Antonym:
over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicinesource: wordnet30 - written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- 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(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- The act of prescribing, directing, or dictating; direction; precept; also, that which is prescribed.(noun)source: webster1913