underscreening

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noun

Insufficient screening

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Meanings

noununderscreening (uncountable)
  1. uncountableInsufficient screening

    In Texas, underscreening in African-American and Hispanic women probably accounts for their disproportionately high rates of cervical cancer.

    2007 February 10, “Requiring a Vaccine for Young Girls (5 Letters)”, in New York Times

Origin

From under- + screening.

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APA

underscreening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underscreening

MLA

“underscreening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underscreening. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underscreening,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underscreening.

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