Spanish Conversation · Level 140
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Spanish word
prescripción
Pronunciation
IPA/pɾeskɾipˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounprescription
Example
El médico me dio una prescripción.
The doctor gave me a prescription.
More examples
Para comprar antibióticos necesitas prescripción.
To buy antibiotics you need a prescription.
Core concept
An authoritative written instruction.
Common phrases
mostrar la prescripción
show the prescription
pedir una prescripción
ask for a prescription
prescripción médica
medical prescription
Similar words
receta: Paper or record given to a patient listing prescribed medicines and dosages.
indicación: Instruction for a patient explaining how to take or use a treatment or medicine.
orden: Written instruction ordering a specific test, procedure, or treatment.
Definition in Spanish
Documento o fórmula escrita por un profesional sanitario que indica medicamentos o tratamientos (receta); en derecho, designa la extinción de acciones u obligaciones por el tiempo.
Word origin
From Latin praescriptio (prae 'before' + scribere 'to write'), originally 'written beforehand', later used for both medical orders and the legal idea that rights expire after time.
Usage tips
- Context determines the sense: receta or receta médica signals the medical meaning at pharmacies, while prescripción often appears in legal texts to mean the statute of limitations.
Other meanings
- statute of limitationsnoun
Opposites
- automedicaciónself-medicationnoun
Related words
- prescribirprescribeverb
- prescritoprescribedadjective