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prescribee

prescribee noun: a person who is prescribed some medication.

Noun

prescribee (plural prescribees)

  1. A person who is prescribed some medication.
    • The legitimacy of a practition in the absolute context may involve, therefore, the harmonization of the ends of prescriber, the prescribee, and others affected by the demanded action.2012, H. Tomberlin, editor, Hector-Neri Castañeda

Forms of prescribee

pluralprescribees

Origin of prescribee

From prescribe + -ee.

Questions about prescribee

What does prescribee mean?
Prescribee means a person who is prescribed some medication.
What part of speech is prescribee?
Prescribee is a noun.
What is the plural of prescribee?
The plural of prescribee is prescribees.

Words near prescribee in the dictionary

  1. prescribe
  2. prescribed
  3. prescribed burn
  4. prescribed burning
  5. prescribed burns
  6. prescribee
  7. prescribees
  8. prescriber
  9. prescribers
  10. prescribes
  11. prescribest

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