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overprescription

overprescription noun: prescription of a drug more frequently than appropriate.

Noun

overprescription (usually uncountable, plural overprescriptions)

  1. (usually) Prescription of a drug more frequently than appropriate.

Antonyms of overprescription

Forms of overprescription

pluraloverprescriptions

Origin of overprescription

From over- + prescription.

Questions about overprescription

What does overprescription mean?
Overprescription means prescription of a drug more frequently than appropriate.
What part of speech is overprescription?
Overprescription is a noun.
What is the plural of overprescription?
The plural of overprescription is overprescriptions.

Words near overprescription in the dictionary

  1. overpreparing
  2. overprescribe
  3. overprescribed
  4. overprescribes
  5. overprescribing
  6. overprescription
  7. overprescriptions
  8. overpresence
  9. overpresent
  10. overpress
  11. overpressed

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