Main Entry: ¹un·der·dose

Pronunciation: \-ˈdōs\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): un·der·dosed; un·der·dos·ing

intransitive verb

: to take or administer an insufficient dose <noncompliant patients may tend to underdose>

transitive verb

: to administer an insufficient dose of or to <antidepressants were underdosed in the study group of elderly patients> <a tendency to underdose some patients>