underprescribe
To prescribe less frequently than appropriateTo prescribe (a drug) less frequently than appropriate (as operationally defined, for example, by absence of prescription despite an approved indication and without any documented rationale for the overriding medical opinion).
Meaning
1 sensesTo prescribe (a drug) less frequently than appropriate (as operationally defined, for example, by absence of prescription despite an approved indication and without any documented rationale for the overriding medical opinion).
Origin
From under- + prescribe.From under- + prescribe.
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Forms
underprescribes, underprescribing, underprescribed, underprescribedregular · Lesson
| Base form | underprescribe · to underprescribe |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | underprescribes |
| Present participle | underprescribing |
| Past simple | underprescribed |
| Past participle | underprescribed |
Tenses
underprescribe · underprescribed · will underprescribe · have underprescribedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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