Prescription (Noun)
Meaning 1
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.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
Directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
Written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.