(a prescription)

  • 71prescription — pre·scrip·tion || prɪ skrɪpʃn n. written order for a medication; instruction, directive; order, command adj. of or pertaining to a medical prescription; obtainable only with a medical prescription (about a medication) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 72prescription — [prɪˈskrɪpʃən] noun [C] a piece of paper that a doctor gives you that says what type of medicine you need The drug is only available on prescription (= if you have a prescription).[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 73prescription vétérinaire — veterinarinis receptas statusas Aprobuotas sritis veterinariniai vaistai apibrėžtis Privataus veterinarijos gydytojo išrašomas veterinarinio vaisto receptas. atitikmenys: angl. veterinary prescription vok. tierärztliche Verschreibung, f pranc.… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 74prescription — n. 1 the act or an instance of prescribing. 2 a a doctor s (usu. written) instruction for the composition and use of a medicine. b a medicine prescribed. 3 (in full positive prescription) uninterrupted use or possession from time immemorial or… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 75prescription — Usucaption U su*cap tion (?; 277), n. [L. usucapere, usucaptum, to acquire by long use; usu (ablative of usus use) + capere to take: cf. usucapio usucaption.] (Roman Law) The acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 76prescription — noun Etymology: partly from Middle English prescripcion establishment of a claim, from Anglo French, from Late Latin praescription , praescriptio, from Latin, act of writing at the beginning, order, limitation of subject matter, from… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 77prescription drug — noun Date: 1951 a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician s prescription …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 78Prescription abortion — A prescription abortion is term referring to a medically necessary and sanctioned abortion in cases of rape or where the the life of the pregnant woman is at risk should delivery ensue …

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  • 79Prescription Pricing Division — The Prescription Pricing Division (PPD) is the largest organisational component of the NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA), an Arms Length body within the National Health Service in England. Its primary function is to determine the… …

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  • 80prescription charge — n [usu pl] (in Britain) money paid (usually to a chemist) for medicine supplied on the National Health Service. The amount paid is the same for any medicine, and is usually less than its actual cost. Some groups, e.g. old people, children,… …

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