prescription

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. directions prescribed beforehand;
the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions (Freq. 2)
- I tried to follow her prescription for success
• Derivationally related forms:
prescribe
• Hypernyms:
direction, instruction
2. a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist (Freq. 1)
- he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly
• Syn:
prescription drug, prescription medicine, ethical drug
• Ant:
over-the-counter medicine (for: prescription medicine), over-the-counter drug (for: prescription drug)
• Hypernyms:
medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
• Hyponyms:
refill
3. written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
• Hypernyms:
written communication, written language, black and white
4. 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
• Hypernyms:
written communication, written language, black and white

II - adjective

available only with a doctor's written prescription
- a prescription drug
• Ant:
nonprescription
• Topics:
medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  prescription(a), prescription drug, prescription medicine, ethical drug
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  nonprescription(a), over-the-counter(a), over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine