prescription

prescription definition - medical

pre·scrip·tion (prĭ-skrĭpˈshən)

noun
  1. An order, especially by a physician, for the preparation and administration of a medicine, therapeutic regimen, assistive or corrective device, or other treatment.
  2. A prescribed medicine.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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