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pseudoaddiction

pseudoaddiction noun: a purported condition resembling drug addiction but caused by underprescription of drugs to treat pain in the patient, causing them to seek more.

Noun

pseudoaddiction (usually uncountable, plural pseudoaddictions)

  1. (usually) A purported condition resembling drug addiction but caused by underprescription of drugs to treat pain in the patient, causing them to seek more.

Forms of pseudoaddiction

pluralpseudoaddictions

Origin of pseudoaddiction

From pseudo- + addiction.

Questions about pseudoaddiction

What does pseudoaddiction mean?
Pseudoaddiction means a purported condition resembling drug addiction but caused by underprescription of drugs to treat pain in the patient, causing them to seek more.
What part of speech is pseudoaddiction?
Pseudoaddiction is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudoaddiction?
The plural of pseudoaddiction is pseudoaddictions.

Words near pseudoaddiction in the dictionary

  1. pseudoactive
  2. pseudoadaptation
  3. pseudoadaptations
  4. pseudoaddict
  5. pseudoaddicted
  6. pseudoaddiction
  7. pseudoaddictions
  8. pseudoaddicts
  9. pseudoadult
  10. pseudoadults
  11. pseudoaerial

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