Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underprescription

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-pre-scrip-tion
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Prescription of an inadequate amount of a drug.

Uncountable

Etymology

From under- + prescription.

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What does underprescription mean?
Failure to prescribe a drug as often as appropriate, where the appropriateness is defined by concepts such as standard of care, clinical guideline recommendations, or similar.
Where does underprescription come from?
From under- + prescription.

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