English noun: prescription |
1. | prescription (communication) directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions |
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| Samples | I tried to follow her prescription for success.
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| Broader (hypernym) | direction, instruction |
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2. | prescription (artifact) a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist |
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| Samples | He told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly.
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| Synonyms | ethical drug, prescription drug, prescription medicine |
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| Broader (hypernym) | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | refill |
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| Antonyms | over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine |
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3. | prescription (communication) written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person |
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| Broader (hypernym) | black and white, written communication, written language |
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4. | prescription (communication) 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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| Broader (hypernym) | black and white, written communication, written language |
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