overtreatmentn.
/ˌəʊvəˈtriːtm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtritm(ə)nt/ Excessive treatment; spec. excessive medical treatment.
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1904 N.E.D. at Over- Over-attachment,..-treatment.
1921 Amer. Naturalist 55 440 Since this color reaction is brought about by even faintly acid solutions, it was thought that it would serve as an effective check against overtreatment with the acid.
1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 97 (Abstracts) 326/2 Physicians should be secure enough to be able to tolerate..therapeutic impotence without falling into the traps of overinvestigation, overtreatment,..or the prescription of highly impossible, impracticable therapeutic regimens.
1999 Independent 17 July i. 9/3 The GP's role as gatekeeper to the NHS is widely seen as providing protection to patients from overtreatment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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