PRESCRIPTION

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 14

n. Pre2-skri2p'sh'n. Gr., avaypcutf. Lat. prcescriptio (from prcescribere, to write before), formula. Fr., prescription. Ger., Recept, Formel. Direction given by a medical practitioner, especially, a written specification of a remedy or remedies to be employed in a particular case, with directions for their use. [a, 48.] [s. 331]