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undermedication

undermedication noun: insufficient medicating; underuse of medication.

Noun

undermedication (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient medicating; underuse of medication.
    • In addition to the problem of overmedication, there is some evidence that undermedication also may be occurring, though its extent and causes are unknown.1988, Helene L. Lipton, Philip Randolph Lee, Mark S. Freeland, Drugs and the Elderly: Clinical, Social, and Policy Perspectives

Origin of undermedication

From under- + medication.

Questions about undermedication

What does undermedication mean?
Undermedication means insufficient medicating; underuse of medication.
What part of speech is undermedication?
Undermedication is a noun.

Words near undermedication in the dictionary

  1. undermediators
  2. undermedicate
  3. undermedicated
  4. undermedicates
  5. undermedicating
  6. undermedication
  7. undermelodies
  8. undermelody
  9. undermelt
  10. undermen
  11. undermentioned

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