misprescription

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noun

The erroneous prescription of a medicine.

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Meanings

nounmisprescription (countable and uncountable, plural misprescriptions)

plural misprescriptions

  1. countableuncountableThe erroneous prescription of a medicine.

Origin

From mis- + prescription.

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Cite this entry
APA

misprescription. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misprescription

MLA

“misprescription.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misprescription. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misprescription,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misprescription.

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