prescriptions

noun

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: pre-scrip-tions (3)

English Definition

Written instructions by a medical practitioner that authorize a patient to be provided a medicine.

Example Sentence

The doctor wrote several prescriptions for the patient.

US IPA /prɪˈskrɪpʃnz/
UK IPA /prɪˈskrɪpʃnz/