to prescribe antibiotics

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• prescribe, proscribe —    Prescribe means to set down as a rule or guide. Proscribe means to denounce or prohibit. If you get bronchitis, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics and proscribe smoking …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• prescribe, proscribe —    Prescribe means to set down as a rule or guide. Proscribe means to denounce or prohibit. If you get bronchitis, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics and proscribe smoking …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• prescribe —  , proscribe  Prescribe means to set down as a rule or guide.  Proscribe means to denounce or prohibit. If you get bronchitis, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics and proscribe smoking …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• prescribe — verb 1) a doctor may prescribe antibiotics Syn: advise, recommend, advocate, suggest 2) rules prescribing your duty Syn: stipulate, lay down, dictate, order, direct, specify, determ …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• prescribe */*/ — UK [prɪˈskraɪb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms prescribe : present tense I/you/we/they prescribe he/she/it prescribes present participle prescribing past tense prescribed past participle prescribed 1) if a doctor prescribes a drug or treatment …   English dictionary

• prescribe — 01. The doctor [prescribed] antibiotics to stop the infection. 02. Do I need a [prescription] to buy this medicine? 03. The doctor wrote me a [prescription] for a painkiller. 04. I had a bad infection in my throat, so the doctor wrote me out a… …   Grammatical examples in English

• prescribe — pre|scribe [ prı skraıb ] verb transitive ** 1. ) if a doctor prescribes a drug or treatment, they say you should have it: The drug should not be taken unless prescribed by a doctor. prescribe someone something: He was prescribed a course of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prescribe — verb 1》 advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment), especially in writing.     ↘recommend as beneficial. 2》 state authoritatively that (something) should be done in a particular way. Derivatives prescribable adjective prescriber… …   English new terms dictionary

• prescribe — verb 1) the doctor prescribed antibiotics Syn: write a prescription for, authorize 2) traditional values prescribe a life of domesticity Syn: advise, recommend, advocate, suggest, endorse, champion, promote 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Antibiotic resistance — is a type of drug resistance where a microorganism is able to survive exposure to an antibiotic. While a spontaneous or induced genetic mutation in bacteria may confer resistance to antimicrobial drugs, genes that confer resistance can be… …   Wikipedia

• Antibiotic — In modern usage, an antibiotic is a chemotherapeutic agent with activity against microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi or protozoa. [cite book|author=Davey PG|chapter=Antimicrobial chemotherapy|editor=Ledingham JGG, Warrell DA|title=Concise… …   Wikipedia