prescription
Pronunciation
[change]- IPA (key): /prəˈskrɪpʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: pre‧scrip‧tion
Noun
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- (medicine) A written order, as by a physician, to tell which medicine to take and how many doses of it is needed.
- I got a prescription from my ear doctor for my medicine.