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recepta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • prescription noun A doctor's written authorization for a patient to receive a particular medicine or treatment.
  • recipe noun A set of instructions for cooking a dish, listing ingredients and the steps to combine and prepare them.

Senses

recepta is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • prescription (figurative) Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided.
  • recipe (by extension) A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription. [from 17th c.]

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.

recipe — full definition

  1. noun A set of instructions for cooking a dish, listing ingredients and the steps to combine and prepare them.
  2. noun Figuratively, a plan or formula likely to bring about a certain result.

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