overtreatment

noun

over·treat·ment | \ ˌō-vər-ˈtrēt-mənt

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Definition of overtreatment

: treatment that is excessive or too frequent especially : too much medical treatment patients subjected to overtreatment due to new screening guidelines

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The first known use of overtreatment was circa 1904

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