Noun

(en noun)

the act of consulting

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a conference for the exchange of information and advice

An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor.

Noun

(en noun)

(legal) The act of prescribing a rule, law, etc. .

"Jurisdiction to prescribe " is a state's authority to make its laws applicable to certain persons or activities. -- Richard G. Alexander, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996: Congress exceeds its jurisdiction to prescribe law. Washington and Lee Law Review, 1997.

(legal) A period of time within which a right must be exercised, unless the right is extinguished.

The prescription governing the victim’s right to enter a charge shall be interrupted by virtue of section 95 of the Criminal Code.

(medicine) A written order, as by a physician or nurse practitioner, for the administration of a medicine or other intervention. See also scrip.

The surgeon wrote a prescription for a pain killer and physical therapy.

(medicine) The prescription medicine or intervention so prescribed.

The pharmacist gave her a bottle containing her prescription .

(ophthalmology) The formal description of the lens geometry needed for spectacles, etc. .

The optician followed the optometrist's prescription for her new eyeglasses.

A piece of advice.

"Early to bed and early to rise" is a prescription for a healthy lifestyle.

Noun

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