undertreat en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English treat English undertreat From under- + treat.
Meanings
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To treat insufficiently or not frequently enough.
They are extremely effective in reducing pain, which many medical studies suggest is widely undertreated in patients suffering serious illness.
2009 February 10, Gardiner Harris, “F.D.A. to Place New Limits On Prescriptions of Narcotics”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undertreated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undertreated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| undertreating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undertreats | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
pl za mało uzdatnić (Translations) · pl za mało uzdatniać (Translations) · fi alihoitaa (Translations)