- Recipe (medical)
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Recipe (medical)
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recipe — (n.) 1580s, medical prescription, from M.Fr. récipé, from L. recipe take!, imperative of recipere to take (see RECEIVE (Cf. receive)); word written by physicians at the head of prescriptions. Meaning instructions for preparing food first recorded … Etymology dictionary
recipe — ► NOUN 1) a list of ingredients and instructions for preparing a dish. 2) something likely to lead to a particular outcome: a recipe for disaster. ORIGIN Latin, receive! (originally used as an instruction in medical prescriptions) … English terms dictionary
Medical prescription — ℞ redirects here. For other uses of Rx, see Rx. A prescription (℞) is a health care program implemented by a physician or other medical practitioner in the form of instructions that govern the plan of care for an individual patient.[1]… … Wikipedia
recipe — receipt, recipe In current English the meanings of these two words are distinct and cause no difficulty, but readers of Victorian or earlier literature should bear in mind that a receipt could then be what we now know as recipe (‘a formula and… … Modern English usage
recipe — [14] Recipe originated as the imperative form of Latin recipere ‘receive, take’ (source of English receive). It was commonly used in Latin, reciprocal 416 and occasionally English, lists of ingredients for medicines and dishes (as in ‘Take three… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
recipe — /res euh pee/, n. 1. a set of instructions for making or preparing something, esp. a food dish: a recipe for a cake. 2. a medical prescription. 3. a method to attain a desired end: a recipe for success. [1350 1400; ME < L: take, impv. sing. of… … Universalium
recipe — [ rɛsɪpi] noun 1》 a set of instructions for preparing a dish. 2》 something likely to lead to a particular outcome: high interest rates are a recipe for disaster. 3》 archaic a medical prescription. Origin ME: from L., lit. receive! , imperative of … English new terms dictionary
recipe — rec•i•pe [[t]ˈrɛs ə pi[/t]] n. pl. pes 1) a set of instructions for making or preparing something, esp. a food dish 2) a medical prescription 3) a method to attain a desired end: a recipe for a happy marriage[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME <… … From formal English to slang
recipe — [14] Recipe originated as the imperative form of Latin recipere ‘receive, take’ (source of English receive). It was commonly used in Latin, and occasionally English, lists of ingredients for medicines and dishes (as in ‘Take three eggs …’), and… … Word origins
recipe — n. 1 a statement of the ingredients and procedure required for preparing cooked food. 2 an expedient; a device for achieving something. 3 a medical prescription. Etymology: 2nd sing. imper. (as used in prescriptions) of L recipere take, RECEIVE … Useful english dictionary
Emergency Medical Dispatcher — An Emergency Medical Dispatcher is a professional telecommunicator, tasked with the gathering of information related to medical emergencies, the provision of assistance and instructions by voice, prior to the arrival of paramedics, and the… … Wikipedia
