Overtreatment

Meaning

Noun

●

In Medicine:

Excessive treatment, often

treatment

●

A

window treatment

above an

treatment

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Origin

overtreatment

English

over-

English

over-

Middle English (1100-1500)

ofer-

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

treatment

English

-ment

English

-amentum

Latin

treat

English

treter

Anglo-Norman

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Related

Overutilization

Defensive Medicine

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Preventative Medicine

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