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signa

signa

9.9
Directions on a prescription that tell how to take medicine
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : signatura
  • Doctors must write clear signa on every prescription to avoid confusion.

Examples

  • The pharmacist checked the signa to ensure the patient understood how to take the medication.

  • If the signa is unclear, the pharmacist will call the doctor for clarification.

  • The signa on the prescription was unclear.

  • Can you read the signa for this medication?

  • The pharmacist checked the signa to ensure the patient understood how to take the medication.

  • Doctors must write clear signa on every prescription to avoid confusion.

  • If the signa is unclear, the pharmacist will call the doctor for clarification.

Synonyms

prescription
vssigna
  • Formal
66 4.0

A suggested plan for how to act to get a certain result

is the specific instruction within a medical order about how to take medication

Surface Forms

signa singular
signae plural

Etymology

The word signa in a prescription comes from the Latin verb signare meaning 'to mark' or 'to write'. Long ago doctors used it as a short order to the pharmacist, so signa became the part of a prescription that tells how the medicine should be taken.