Synonyms for
Prescribing
Definition
To give medical advice and order treatment for a patient.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- prescribing medication
- prescribing treatment
- prescribing a course of action
- prescribing rules
- prescribing guidelines
- prescribing limits
- prescribing a cure
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used in a medical context for recommending medication or treatment. Can also refer to setting down rules or guidelines.
Example sentences
- The doctor is prescribing me medicine for my sore throat.
- The nurse is prescribing a new treatment plan for the patient.
- My dentist is prescribing me a mouthguard to wear at night.
- The psychiatrist is prescribing a new medication for the patient's anxiety.
- The optometrist is prescribing new glasses for the patient's vision.
Quotes
Doctors prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing. - Voltaire
If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny. - Thomas Jefferson
Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient. - Ambrose Bierce