Meanings (ES + gloss)
medida • receta
A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.
An old traditional prescription for provoking erotic inclinations ran as follows, The toe of the foot of a man, anointed with oil, or honey, or the ashes of a weasel.
The surgeon had written thousands of prescriptions for pain killers without proper examinations before the police raided the clinic.
medicamentos • medicinas • remedios recetados
The medicine or treatment provided by such an order.
"Oh, yes; she is the only sort of person for a nurse. She always," cried Lady Anne, with a sneer, "comes to you with a receipt for a pudding in one hand to make you ill, and then a…
I need you to pick up gramma's prescriptions on your way home.
receta
Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided.
Change is the universal prescription for a wounded spirit. "It will do you so much good," is the constant remark.
Early to bed and early to rise is a prescription for a long, healthy, and terrible life.
prescripción
Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this.
A statute that cannot find justification for its prescription in one or more of these principles violates international law.
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