prescribed
Americanadjective
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dictated or indicated as a rule or course of action to be followed.
To limit your definition of art to certain prescribed forms is to cut yourself off from the bulk of human existence.
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Medicine/Medical. (of a medicine, treatment, etc.) recommended or ordered by a qualified practitioner.
Test results for legal or prescribed drugs are returned in about two minutes.
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The therapy, which brought in $17.6 billion last year, is widely prescribed for patients with autoimmune disorders like inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn’s disease.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy have been prescribed for people with type 2 diabetes for many years, and are thought to have been used by thousands of patients.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
During the investigation into Aurora’s death, detectives did not find her prescribed inhaler in the home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The device provided biofeedback, delivering gentle vibrations whenever their foot moved outside the prescribed angle.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
My uncle Pedro had come to seek the help of Ultima and we all knew it, but there was a prescribed ceremony they had to go through.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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