underprescribe en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + prescribe.
Meanings
- (transitive) To 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).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underprescribes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underprescribed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underprescribed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underprescribing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |