undertreat
verb
un·der·treat
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undertreated;
undertreating;
undertreats
Definition of undertreat
: to treat inadequately
undertreat a disease
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Firms also worked hard to promote the idea that doctors were undertreating chronic pain. — The Economist, "Legal settlements alone will not solve America’s opioid crisis," 29 Aug. 2019 The backdrop for its start was a long-standing debate over whether patients were being undertreated for pain because of doctors’ fears about addiction. — Washington Post, "The Opioid Crisis," 29 Mar. 2016 These obstacles are significant, under-recognized, and undertreated. — STAT, "Assessing the value of new food allergy treatments must include quality of life," 20 June 2019 That was partly due to aggressive advocacy efforts – some funded by the pharmaceutical industry – and a growing clinical mind-set that patients with pain were being undertreated. — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, "Can we relieve suffering, avoid drug misuse - and not become 'opioid phobic'?," 15 June 2018 Healthcare providers are most often white and have been known to treat patients of color with contempt, ignore their concerns, and undertreat their pain. — Danielle Jackson, Longreads, "A Frustrating Year of Reporting on Black Maternal Health," 14 June 2018 The rise in opioid use can be traced in part to a concern in the late 1980s that pain was being undertreated, resulting in an accompanying push for more treatment. — Stephanie Armour, WSJ, "Opioid Crackdown Has Patients Struggling to Get Their Meds," 26 Apr. 2018 In the 1990s, doctors were admonished for undertreating pain. — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, "Patients in Pain, and a Doctor Who Must Limit Drugs," 16 Mar. 2016 Doctors, who were once criticized for undertreating pain, began to re-evaluate their drug prescription practices. — Fox News, "Macklemore shows harsh reality of prescription drug abuse in 'Drug Dealer' music video," 26 Oct. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undertreat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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undertreat
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Medical Definition of undertreat
: to treat (as a condition, disease, or patient) inadequately
undertreat a disease evidence shows that hospitalized patients are undertreated for pain — Harvard Medical School Health Letter
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