underprescribe

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ prescribe.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underprescribe (third-person singular simple present underprescribes, present participle underprescribing, simple past and past participle underprescribed)

  1. (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).
    Antonym: overprescribe