prescribedadjective
uk/prɪˈskraɪbd/us/prɪˈskraɪbd/prescribed adjective (RULE)
set by a rule or order:
The product will have to meet internationally prescribed (= demanded) standards.
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Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- bade
- boss
- bossyboots
- chain of command
- charge
- crack the whip idiom
- defy
- demand
- dun
- enjoin
- expect
- forget
- harry
- lay down the law idiom
- mandate
- ordain
- order sb around
- overbearing
- steamroller
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prescribed adjective (MEDICINE)
decided by a doctor as treatment:
The patient was taking a widely prescribed sedative.
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Medicine in different forms
- anesthetic
- bolus
- counter
- dose
- drug
- hormone replacement therapy
- medicate
- medicinal
- meds
- ointment
- pharma
- placebo
- preparation
- radiotherapy
- restorative
- Rx
- tablet
- tonic
- topical
- vial
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