Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A prescription for medicine or a medical appliance.
  • noun A remedy, cure, or solution for a disorder or problem.

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  • abbreviation prescription (from a doctor)
  • abbreviation Receive (in electronic systems).

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of , symbol used in prescriptions, abbreviation of Latin recipe, sing. imperative of recipere, to take; see receive.]

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