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処方 — meaning in English

shohō

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English meaning

  • prescribe verb For a doctor or other licensed practitioner to formally order a medicine or treatment for a patient.
  • prescription noun A doctor's written authorization for a patient to receive a particular medicine or treatment.

Senses

処方 is used for these senses in English:

  • prescribe (medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).
  • prescription (medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) 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.

prescribe — full definition

  1. verb For a doctor or other licensed practitioner to formally order a medicine or treatment for a patient.
  2. verb To lay down as a rule or requirement; to specify how something must be done.

prescription — full definition

  1. noun A doctor's written authorization for a patient to receive a particular medicine or treatment.
  2. noun A recommended plan or method for dealing with a problem.

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