Definition of Prescription
Prescription
pre·scrip·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a written script from a doctor, listing drugs, practices or therapies required to treat an illness or alleviate symptoms and is to be given to a pharmacist in order to issue medications not available for public or general use or sale;
e.g. The doctor gave her a prescription for blood thinning drugs.
(noun)
the establishment of a rule or ownership of something by the principles of long standing conditions or practices;
e.g. The prescription of laws by a single person has been mostly barred through the use of a checks-and-balances political system.
(noun)
a practice, rule or claim rooted in ancient customs or long standing practices;
e.g. Effective prescriptions for the enhancement of communities from way back in history.
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