overtreat
English
Etymology
over- + treat
Verb
overtreat (third-person singular simple present overtreats, present participle overtreating, simple past and past participle overtreated)
- (medicine, transitive) To subject to excessive medical treatment, often to such an extent as to cause adverse effects.
- 2002, Anthony L. McCall, “Insulin Therapy and Hypoglycemia”, in Insulin Therapy, →ISBN, page 217:
- Also, overtreated patients become more insulin-resistant, and this gradually reverses as insulin doses are reduced.
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Derived terms
- overtreatment
Related terms
- undertreat