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overtreatment

overtreatment noun: excessive treatment, often specifically medical treatment.

Noun

overtreatment (plural overtreatments)

  1. Excessive treatment, often specifically medical treatment
  2. (interior decoration) A window treatment added above an existing treatment

Forms of overtreatment

pluralovertreatments

Origin of overtreatment

From over- + treatment or overtreat + -ment.

Questions about overtreatment

What does overtreatment mean?
Overtreatment means excessive treatment, often specifically medical treatment.
What part of speech is overtreatment?
Overtreatment is a noun.
What is the plural of overtreatment?
The plural of overtreatment is overtreatments.

Words near overtreatment in the dictionary

  1. overtreading
  2. overtreads
  3. overtreat
  4. overtreated
  5. overtreating
  6. overtreatment
  7. overtreatments
  8. overtreats
  9. overtriage
  10. overtriaged
  11. overtriages

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