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underscreening

underscreening noun: insufficient screening.

Noun

underscreening (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient screening
    • In Texas, underscreening in African-American and Hispanic women probably accounts for their disproportionately high rates of cervical cancer.2007 February 10, “Requiring a Vaccine for Young Girls (5 Letters)”, in New York Times

Origin of underscreening

From under- + screening.

Questions about underscreening

What does underscreening mean?
Underscreening means insufficient screening.
What part of speech is underscreening?
Underscreening is a noun.

Words near underscreening in the dictionary

  1. underscorers
  2. underscores
  3. underscoring
  4. underscorings
  5. underscreened
  6. underscreening
  7. underscribe
  8. underscribes
  9. underscrub
  10. underscrupulous
  11. undersea

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