The doctor gave the patient a prescription for the medicine.

Meaning: This means the person who is trained to treat sick or injured people transferred a written order to the person who is receiving medical care for a particular medicine or treatment that is used to treat or prevent disease or illness.

Choice of Words: Doctor is a person who is trained to treat sick or injured people. Gave means to transfer something to someone. Patient is a person who is receiving medical care. Prescription is a written order from a doctor for a particular medicine or treatment. Medicine is a substance that is used to treat or prevent disease or illness. When you put them together, "The doctor gave the patient a prescription for the medicine" means that the person who is trained to treat sick or injured people transferred a written order to the person who is receiving medical care for a particular medicine or treatment that is used to treat or prevent disease or illness.

Alternative Expressions

The doctor prescribed medicine for the patient.

Meaning: This sentence means that the doctor ordered the patient to take a particular medicine.

Choice of Words: Prescribed means to order or direct someone to take a particular medicine. Medicine is a substance that is used to treat or prevent illness or injury.

The doctor wrote a prescription for the patient's medicine.

Meaning: This sentence means that the doctor wrote a prescription for the patient, which the patient can take to a pharmacy to get the medicine they need.

Choice of Words: Wrote means to put words on paper. Prescription is a piece of paper that a doctor writes to tell a pharmacist what medicine to give to a patient. Medicine is a substance that is used to treat or prevent illness or injury.

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