Category:Superscription

Su`per*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [l. superscriptio. See superscribe.]

1. The act of superscribing.

2. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or Above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, Or the like. Holland. The superscription of his accusation was written over, the king of The jews. Mark xv. 26.

3. (pharm.)

Defn: that part of a prescription which contains the latin word Recipe (take) or the sign