Korean word

처방전

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheobangjeon

Meaning

  • nounprescription

Example

집에 처방전을 놓고 왔어요.chi be cheo bang jeo neul no ko wa sseo yo

I left the prescription at home.

Illustration for 처방전 (prescription)

More examples

약국에서 처방전을 확인한 뒤 약을 조제해 드렸어요.yak kku ge seo cheo bang jeo neul hwa gin han twi ya geul cho je hae teu ryeo sseo yo

The pharmacy checked the prescription and prepared the medicine for me.

Core concept

A document from a medical visit that tells a pharmacy which medicine to prepare and how to take it.

Common phrases

  • 처방전을 제출하다cheo bang jeo neul che chul ha da

    hand in a prescription

  • 처방전을 들고 가다cheo bang jeo neul teul go ka da

    take a prescription along

  • 처방전을 확인하다cheo bang jeo neul hwa gin ha da

    check a prescription

Similar words

처방서cheobangseo: A doctor's written prescription lists medicines and instructions for the pharmacy.
처방약cheobangyak: Medicine supplied by a pharmacy under a doctor's directions for treatment.
전자처방전cheonjacheobangjeon: Digital prescription details are sent to a pharmacy for medicine to be prepared.

Definition in Korean

병원에서 진료 후 약을 조제받기 위해 발급하는 약과 복용 지침이 적힌 서류pyeong wo ne seo chil lyo hu ya geul cho je bat kki wi hae pal geu pa neun yak kkwa po gyong chi chi mi cheo kin seo ryu

Word origin

The term is a Sino-Korean compound combining a word for a medical prescription with a word for a written slip or document.

Usage tips

  • English often uses prescription for both the document and the doctor's medication order, while this Korean noun most clearly points to the document itself.

Opposites

  • 일반의약품ilbanuiyakpumnonprescription medicinenoun

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