subtherapeutic

[ suhb-ther-uh-pyoo-tik ]

/ ˌsʌb θɛr əˈpyu tɪk /

adjective

indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.

Nearby words

subterrene, subterrestrial, subtext, subthalamic nucleus, subthalamus, subtherapeutic, subthreshold, subthreshold stimulus, subtile, subtilely, subtilisin

Origin of subtherapeutic

sub- + therapeutic

Related forms

sub·ther·a·peu·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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