subtherapeutic
English
Etymology
sub-
+
therapeutic
Adjective
subtherapeutic
(
not comparable
)
(
medicine
)
Administered at levels lower than would be used in actual
treatment
of a disease
2009
February 1, Christine Muhlke, “Aging Gracefully”, in
New York Times
:
[
…
]
they require that the pigs be humanely raised and free of
subtherapeutic
antibiotics. “
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