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overdetection

overdetection noun: detection at levels greater than are actually the case.

Noun

overdetection (uncountable)

  1. Detection at levels greater than are actually the case
    • "In prostate cancer, there's a lot of talk about overdetection and overtreatment," said Dr. David C. Miller[…]2009 January 13, Nicholas Bakalar, “Prognosis: Left Behind in Prostate Cancer Screening”, in New York Times

Antonyms of overdetection

Origin of overdetection

From over- + detection or overdetect + -ion.

Questions about overdetection

What does overdetection mean?
Overdetection means detection at levels greater than are actually the case.
What part of speech is overdetection?
Overdetection is a noun.

Words near overdetection in the dictionary

  1. overdetachment
  2. overdetailed
  3. overdetect
  4. overdetected
  5. overdetecting
  6. overdetection
  7. overdetects
  8. overdetermination
  9. overdetermine
  10. overdetermined
  11. overdetermines

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