Word: underprescribing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
pre
scri
bing
Definition: Present participle of underprescribe. To prescribe (a drug) less frequently than appropriate.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: prescribe
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae
Language: la
Decoded: prae
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: before
Affix: scribere
Language: la
Decoded: scribere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to write
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.