| 单词 | prescription |
| 释义 | prescription (once / 902 pages) nadj A prescription is an order written by a doctor for someone to get a drug that is not available without this permission. If you get a bad ear infection, you'll need a prescription for antibiotics. When your doctor writes a prescription, she's advising you to take a medication that you can only get from a pharmacist. You can refer to the paper with the drug's name and the doctor's signature and the bottle of medicine as a prescription. Sometimes prescription is used in a non-medical way to simply mean a suggestion or recommendation, like laughter and friends — a great prescription for chasing away the blues. WORD FAMILYprescription: nonprescription, prescriptions+/prescribe: prescribed, prescribes, prescribing, prescription, prescriptive/prescriptive: prescriptively USAGE EXAMPLESPrescription treatments might include a topical anti-inflammatory cream or an oral antibiotic for more-severe inflammation and redness. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) There are also several agents dedicated to working pharmaceutical diversion cases in which people are doctor shopping or prescriptions are being forged. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) “The major things are refilling prescriptions without doctors’ orders,” Ray said about one of the more typical mistakes by a pharmacy. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions I tried to follow her prescription for success Hyper direction, instruction a message describing how something is to be done 2n written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person Hyper black and white, written communication, written language communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) 3n 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 Hyper black and white, written communication, written language communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) 4n 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 Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper ethical drug, prescription drug, prescription medicine over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine a drug that is sold without a prescription refill a prescription drug that is provided again medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease 5adj available only with a doctor's written prescription a prescription drug Ant nonprescription, over-the-counter purchasable without a doctor's prescription |
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