subtherapeutic
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- adjective
- /ˌsʌbθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk/
- Specialized
:
subterapéutico
- Other studies have focused on the related question of whether the resulting antibiotic resistance is associated with subtherapeutic dosing of farm animals with antibiotics.
- subtherapeutic antibiotic
- subtherapeutic dosing
- subtherapeutic doses
Examples
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Researchers generally agree that the long-term, subtherapeutic dosing regimens contribute to the development of drug resistance in bacteria.
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However, scientific data now links the use of antibiotics at subtherapeutic levels in livestock feed to the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the human population.
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A wide range of antibiotics is currently added in subtherapeutic amounts to animal feeds.
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Whether or not subtherapeutic dosing of animals is the major cause of the problem, it is clearly a cause.
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An additional potential benefit of allowing the subtherapeutic dosing of farm animals is the development of new animal drugs by the animal health industry.
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Realistically speaking, it is clear that the use of subtherapeutic levels of antibiotics for farm animals is only part of the picture.
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For more than 40 years, many farmers have fed their animals a diet laced with small, subtherapeutic doses of antibiotics.
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On the benefit side of the equation, farmers have attributed lower costs of meat, eggs, and milk to subtherapeutic doses of antimicrobials in animal feed.
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The researchers found that the marked plasmid spread quickly among chickens that were fed subtherapeutic levels of tetracycline.
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Farmers often use subtherapeutic doses of antibiotics in animal feed to promote growth.
Synonyms
Not strong enough to be a formal medical diagnosis
Not able to help treat a disease or injury
Antonyms
How Therapeutic
Surface Forms
Morphology
subtherapeutic = therapeutic (transparent) = sub + therapeutic
The prefix 'sub-' meaning 'below' or 'insufficient' combines directly with the adjective 'therapeutic' to indicate a level below that needed for treatment.
Etymology
The word subtherapeutic starts with sub- meaning 'below' and the rest is therapeutic, from therapy, meaning 'healing'. So, a subtherapeutic dose is a dose that is below the amount needed to help or heal.