prescribes
Officially recommends treatment
Prescribes is the third-person singular of prescribe.
A doctor prescribes medication—authorizes it for a patient: The physician prescribes antibiotics for the infection.
Laws or rules prescribe behavior by setting requirements: The constitution prescribes term limits.
To prescribe is to lay down authoritatively what must be done, whether in medicine, law, or custom.
Therapeutic substance for illness
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
pharmacist · antibiotic · treatment · diagnosis · patient · regimen · refill · dispense
Authoritative commands or requirements
- ordersInstructions to obey
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- dictatesGives authoritative commands
- decreesOfficial orders with force
directs · stipulates · requires · demands · instructs · imposes · enacts · ordains
Prescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
regulations · code · policy · guidelines · requirements · specifications · framework · methodology
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- cureTreatment that heals
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
rehabilitation · recovery · healing · wellness · restoration · care · holistic · alternative
medication
Therapeutic substance for illness
pharmacy · pharmacist · antibiotic · treatment · diagnosis · patient · regimen · refill · dispense · pill
mandates
Authoritative commands or requirements
decrees · directs · stipulates · requires · demands · instructs · imposes · enacts · ordains · establishes
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
rules · regulations · code · policy · guidelines · requirements · specifications · framework · methodology · best practices
treatment
Care for an ailment
intervention · rehabilitation · recovery · healing · wellness · restoration · care · holistic · alternative · preventive
- prescribed burnsDeliberate fires for ecology
- prescribed burningIntentional fire for land management
- prescribed firePlanned burning for management
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