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- 1. (of a medical practitioner) advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment) for someone, especially in writing: "Dr. Greene prescribed magnesium sulfate" Similar
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1. a. : to lay down as a guide, direction, or rule of action : ordain. b. : to specify with authority. 2. : to designate or order the use of as a remedy. prescribed a painkiller. a prescribed burn to restore natural forest conditions. prescriber noun. Did you know? Proscribe vs. Prescribe.
to order treatment for someone, or to say what someone should do or use to treat an illness or injury: Many doctors prescribe aspirin to forestall second heart attacks. My doctor prescribed rest and gave me a painkiller for my knee. prescribe verb [T] (GIVE RULE) to tell someone what he or she must have or do, or to give as a rule:
Prescribe definition: to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.. See examples of PRESCRIBE used in a sentence.
1. verb. If a doctor prescribes medicine or treatment for you, he or she tells you what medicine or treatment to have. Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotics and junior aspirin. [VERB noun] She took twice the prescribed dose of sleeping tablets. [VERB-ed]
1. to lay down as a rule or directive. 2. (Law) law to claim or acquire (a right, title, etc) by prescription. 3. (Law) law to make or become invalid or unenforceable by lapse of time. 4. (Medicine) med to recommend or order the use of (a drug or other remedy) [C16: from Latin praescrībere to write previously, from prae before + scrībere to write]
verb. /prɪˈskraɪb/ Verb Forms. (of a doctor) to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription for a particular medicine, etc. prescribe something Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety.
To prescribe is make orders or give directions for something to be done. These days, the word is mainly used by doctors who prescribe medications to take. Doctors do a lot of prescribing: they prescribe drugs, rest, exercise, and getting rid of bad habits like smoking.
PRESCRIBE definition: 1. to say what medical treatment someone needs: 2. to say officially what people must do: . Learn more.
Definitions of 'prescribe' 1. If a doctor prescribes medicine or treatment for you, he or she tells you what medicine or treatment to have. [...] 2. If a person or set of laws or rules prescribes an action or duty, they state that it must be carried out. [formal] [...] More. Conjugations of 'prescribe'
prescribe meaning, definition, what is prescribe: to say what medicine or treatment a sick...: Learn more.
