prescription meaning

prescription is a doctor's written order for medicine or treatment.

prescription :

doctor's order, medicine note

noun

▪ The doctor gave me a prescription.

▪ The doctor gave me a note for medicine.

▪ I need to fill my prescription today.

▪ I need to get my medicine today.

paraphrasing

▪ order – a command or instruction

▪ directive – an official instruction

▪ authorization – permission or approval

▪ recommendation – a suggestion

prescription

Pronunciation

prescription [prɪˈskrɪpʃən]

The stress is on 'scrip' and sounds like 'pri-skrip-shun'.

Common phrases and grammar about prescription

prescription - Common meaning

noun
doctor's order, medicine note

Part of Speech Changes for "prescription"

▪ prescribe (verb) – to order medicine or treatment

▪ prescriptive (adjective) – related to giving rules or orders

Common Expressions with "prescription"

▪ fill a prescription – to get the medicine from a pharmacy

▪ write a prescription – for a doctor to order medicine

▪ prescription medicine – medicine that needs a doctor's order

▪ prescription glasses – glasses made to a doctor's order

Important examples of prescription in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, prescription often refers to a doctor's order for medicine.

▪She took the prescription to the pharmacy.
▪She brought the doctor's order to the pharmacy.

Example of a confusing word: subscription (a payment for a service)

▪She took the subscription to the pharmacy.
▪She brought the payment for a service to the pharmacy.
"Prescription" is a noun that means "a doctor's written order for medication," and is used correctly in the sentence, "She took the prescription to the pharmacy." "Subscription," however, refers to an arrangement to receive a service or publication regularly by paying in advance. The sentence "She took the subscription to the pharmacy" is grammatically incorrect and contextually inappropriate, as pharmacies do not deal with subscriptions in this sense. Thus, "prescription" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Prescription is a noun that usually appears in questions about medical contexts in TOEIC.

▪The prescription was ready for pickup.
▪The medicine order was ready to be collected.

prescription

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

prescription drug

means 'medicine ordered by a doctor'.

▪He needs a prescription drug for his condition.
▪He needs medicine ordered by a doctor for his condition.

follow the prescription

means 'to take medicine as ordered by a doctor'.

▪It is important to follow the prescription.
▪It is important to take medicine as the doctor ordered.

Differences between similar words and prescription

prescription

,

order

differences

Prescription is a specific order for medicine, while order can be any command or instruction.

prescription
▪The doctor wrote a prescription for antibiotics.
▪The doctor gave a specific order for antibiotics.
order
▪The teacher gave an order to start the test.
▪The teacher gave a command to begin the test.

prescription

,

recommendation

differences

Prescription is a formal order for medicine, while recommendation is a suggestion or advice.

prescription
▪She filled her prescription at the pharmacy.
▪He took the doctor's advice for his diet.
recommendation
▪He followed the doctor's recommendation for diet.
▪He took the doctor's advice for his diet.

Words with the same origin as prescription

The origin of prescription

prescription comes from the Latin 'praescriptio', meaning 'a written order'.

Word structure

It has the prefix pre (before), root script (write), and suffix ion (noun), meaning 'written before'.

Words with the same origin

The root of prescription is script (write). Words with the same root include script (written text), inscription (writing on a surface), and manuscript (handwritten document).

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