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underprescribe

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: overprescribe

History

Etymology

From under- + prescribe.