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Overtreat
Meaning
Verb
●
In Medicine:
To
subject
to
excessive
medical
treatment, often to such an
extent
as to
cause
adverse
effects.
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Origin
overtreat
English
over-
English
over-
Middle English (1100-1500)
ofer-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
treat
English
treter
Anglo-Norman
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