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Definition of Overprescribe
1. [v -SCRIBED, -SCRIBING, -SCRIBES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overprescribe
Literary usage of Overprescribe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1917)
"In bottle-fed children a common error is to overprescribe the amount of fat in
the diet. The result is that the child becomes constipated, with pasty, ..."
2. Security Governance in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding by Alan Bryden, Heiner Hänggi (2005)
"A second pitfall is attempting to overprescribe the form and nature of a transitional
justice institution in the provisions of a peace agreement. ..."
3. Germ Warfareby John Lonergan by John Lonergan (2001)
"In fact, even without bioterrorism, the bacteria are doing a good job knocking
down one antibiotic class after another as doctors overprescribe the ..."
4. Training of Teachers of Elementary and Secondary Mathematics: The American by United States, Bureau of Education (1911)
"... the supervising staff to overprescribe specific methods for classroom teachers.
Recently there has developed, more particularly in large city systems, ..."
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