overtreatment
noun
over·treat·ment
ˌō-vər-ˈtrēt-mənt 
: 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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Developing tests that better identify patients at risk of dying from prostate cancer can decrease overtreatment.
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Luisel Ricks-Santi, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Roll over the treatment area: To avoid overtreatment, divide your face into sections and roll gently in a cross-hatch pattern (vertical then horizontal) over each area five times, lifting the roller between passes.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 17 June 2025
This uncertainty sometimes leads to overdiagnosis and overtreatment, exposing men to unnecessary procedures and anxiety.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
This could also lead to overtreatment, such as surgeries that wouldn't typically fall under standard treatment or care.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Luisel Ricks-Santi, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Roll over the treatment area: To avoid overtreatment, divide your face into sections and roll gently in a cross-hatch pattern (vertical then horizontal) over each area five times, lifting the roller between passes.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 17 June 2025
This uncertainty sometimes leads to overdiagnosis and overtreatment, exposing men to unnecessary procedures and anxiety.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
This could also lead to overtreatment, such as surgeries that wouldn't typically fall under standard treatment or care.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overtreatment
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“Overtreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtreatment. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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