overtreat
overtreat verb: to subject to excessive medical treatment, often to such an extent as to cause adverse effects.
Verb
overtreat (third-person singular simple present overtreats, present participle overtreating, simple past and past participle overtreated)
- To subject to excessive medical treatment, often to such an extent as to cause adverse effects.
- The traditional physician in Astoria who overtreated me for a case of syphilis six and a half years ago to the tune of twelve penicillin shots plus three weeks' worth of penicillin pills.1977 February 12, Bruce Michael Gelbert, “Some New York Alternatives”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 33, page 5
- Also, overtreated patients become more insulin-resistant, and this gradually reverses as insulin doses are reduced.2002, Anthony L. McCall, “Insulin Therapy and Hypoglycemia”, in Insulin Therapy, →ISBN, page 217
Forms of overtreat
| third-person singular present | overtreats |
|---|---|
| present participle | overtreating |
| past participle | overtreated |
| past | overtreated |
Origin of overtreat
From over- + treat.
Words formed from overtreat
Questions about overtreat
- What does overtreat mean?
- Overtreat means to subject to excessive medical treatment, often to such an extent as to cause adverse effects.
- What part of speech is overtreat?
- Overtreat is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overtreat?
- The past tense of overtreat is overtreated.
Words near overtreat in the dictionary
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