readministering

Giving medicine again

Readministering is giving something again, typically a medication, treatment, or test.

A nurse may readminister a dose if the first was ineffective or expelled.

An exam can be readministered after technical problems: The test will be readministered next week.

The word implies a previous administration that requires repetition.

treatment

therapy

Curative mental treatment

protocol · pharmacotherapy · follow-up · maintenance · continuation · resumption · retreatment · recurring · ongoing · chronic

medication

dose

Quantity of medicine

infusion · booster · vaccine · antibiotic · insulin · chemotherapy · immunization · sedation · anesthetic · antidote

procedure

execution

Completing a planned task

scheduling · logistics · protocol · compliance · timing · frequency · interval · monitoring · documentation · adjustment

Opposites
temporal sequence/repetition

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Inaugural medicine quantity

introducing · starting

action direction

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Removing or pulling away

discontinuing · stopping · withholding · ceasing · removing

Family

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