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prescription

UK/prɪ'skrɪpʃ(ə)n/US/pri'skripʃәn/
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Definitions

n.

A written medical order, or a fixed rule about what should be done.

处方;规定;指令

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
pre-before
+
scriptwrite, scratch
+
-ionact, process, state
=prescription

A prescription is the written order that comes from prescribing.

Root script still carries 46 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.write a prescription开处方
  • 2.fill a prescription按处方配药
  • 3.prescription medicine处方药

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The doctor wrote a prescription for antibiotics.

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