n. 1. A prescription for medicine or a medical appliance. 2. A remedy, cure, or solution for a disorder or problem. [Alteration of ℞, symbol used in prescriptions, abbreviation of Latin recipe, sing. imperative of recipere, to take; see RECEIVE.] |
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