A physician issues a medical prescription for a patient. The correct term for this practice is:

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The correct term for a physician issuing medication to a patient is "prescribe." "Dispense" refers to actually providing the medication to the patient, "administer" refers to someone else (such as a nurse) physically giving the medication to the patient, "register" refers to recording information about the patient, and "write" is too general and could refer to any type of written communication.

A Physician Issues a Medical Prescription for a Patient