noun
scrip
An informal term for a prescription.
My doctor sends a scrip for antibiotics to the pharmacy.
Etymology
Scrip shortens prescription. It keeps a recognizable part of the longer word as a convenient informal name for the medical order.
More examples
- I need a new scrip before my inhaler runs out.
- The pharmacist checks the dosage on my scrip.
- She asks her doctor to renew both scrips.
Forms
scrip · scrips
Similar words
- prescription
- The standard term, suitable for formal and informal medical contexts.