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sub⋅ther⋅a⋅peu⋅tic

  [suhb-ther-uh-pyoo-tik]
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–adjective
indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
Origin:
sub- + therapeutic

Related forms:
sub⋅ther⋅a⋅peu⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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sub·ther·a·peu·tic   (sŭb'thěr-ə-pyōō'tĭk)   
adj.  Below the dosage levels used to treat diseases: subtherapeutic feeding of penicillin to livestock.
sub'ther·a·peu'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: sub·ther·a·peu·tic
Pronunciation: -"ther-&-'pyüt-ik
Function: adjective
: not producing a therapeutic effect<subtherapeutic doses of penicillin>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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