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mismedication

noun

Etymology

From mis- + medication.

  1. derived from medicātiō
  2. derived from médication
  3. inherited from medicacioun
  4. prefixed as mismedication — “mis + medication”

Definitions

  1. Inappropriate use of medication, or use of a wrong medication.

    • There is ample documentation of overmedication, undermedication, and mismedication of nursing home residents.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA