1. The main part of a prescription; that which indicates the drugs and the quantity of each to be used in the mixture. 2. A mark, band, or line. SYN: inscriptio. [L. inscriptio]
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in·scrip·tion in-'skrip-shən n the part of a medical prescription that contains the names and quantities of the drugs to be compounded
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in·scrip·tion (in-skripґshən) [L. inscriptio] 1. a mark, or line. 2. that part of a prescription which contains the names and amounts of the ingredients.Medical dictionary. 2011.