Definition of prescriptions:
(n) :
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.
(n) :
(medicine) The medicine or treatment provided by such an order.
(n) :
(figurative) Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided.
(n) :
(law) An established time period within which a right must be exercised and after which it is null and permanently unenforceable.
(n) :
(law) An established time period after which a person who has uninterruptedly, peacefully, and publicly used another's property acquires full ownership of it.
(n) :
(law) Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this.