prescription

CEFRB1

/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A doctor’s written order for medicine or treatment.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided.

Examples

  • Go to the doctor to get your prescription!

  • Sorry, we can't fill this prescription here.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The medicine or treatment provided by such an order.

  2. A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.

  3. Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this.

More examples

In context

  • The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics.

  • Early to bed and early to rise is a prescription for a long, healthy, and terrible life.

  • I need you to pick up gramma's prescriptions on your way home.

Synonyms

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The patient took the doctor's blank to the pharmacy to get the medicine.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French prescripcion, from Latin praescriptio (“preface; pretext; something written ahead of time”), from prae- (“pre-, before”) + scribere (“to write”) + -tio (“-tion, forming nouns”). Equivalent to prescribe + -tion.