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11Medicine — This article is about the science and art of healing. For pharmaceutical drugs, see Medication. For other uses, see Medicine (disambiguation). Statue of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, holding the symbolic Rod of Asclepius with its coiled… …
12Medicine in medieval Islam — In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilization and written in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Despite these names, a significant number of… …
13medicine, history of — Introduction the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore Unwritten history is not… …
14prescribe — [[t]prɪskra͟ɪb[/t]] prescribes, prescribing, prescribed 1) VERB If a doctor prescribes medicine or treatment for you, he or she tells you what medicine or treatment to have. [V n] Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotic… …
15prescribe — verb 1》 advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment), especially in writing. ↘recommend as beneficial. 2》 state authoritatively that (something) should be done in a particular way. Derivatives prescribable adjective prescriber… …
16prescribe — pre•scribe [[t]prɪˈskraɪb[/t]] v. scribed, scrib•ing 1) to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin 2) med to designate or order the use of (a medicine, treatment, etc.) 3) to… …
17medicine — noun 1 science of treating/preventing illness ADJECTIVE ▪ modern ▪ advances in modern medicine ▪ traditional ▪ qualified in traditional Chinese medicine ▪ folk …
18prescribe — [c]/prəˈskraɪb / (say pruh skruyb) verb (prescribed, prescribing) –verb (t) 1. to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin. 2. Medicine to designate or order for use, as a remedy or… …
19prescribe — prescribable, adj. prescriber, n. /pri skruyb /, v., prescribed, prescribing. v.t. 1. to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin. 2. Med. to designate or order the use of (a… …
20prescribe — v. 1 tr. a advise the use of (a medicine etc.), esp. by an authorized prescription. b recommend, esp. as a benefit (prescribed a change of scenery). 2 tr. lay down or impose authoritatively. 3 intr. (foll. by to, for) assert a prescriptive right… …
