overtreatment

American  

[oh-ver-treet-muhnt] / ˌoʊ vərˈtrit mənt /

noun

plural

overtreatments

1. excessive or unwarranted treatment, especially medical or dental.

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Example Sentences

For those ages 55 to 69, the panel recommended doctors “not screen men who do not express a preference for screening” on the wrong-headed rationale it could lead to “overdiagnosis and overtreatment.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They say doctors in greater competition would likely engage in overtreatment and that newly recruited students would also likely want to work in high-paying, popular professions like plastic surgery and dermatology.

From Seattle Times

They predict doctors in greater competition would perform overtreatment — increasing public medical expenses — and, like current medical students, most of the additionally recruited medical students would also likely try to work in high-paying, popular professions like plastic surgery and dermatology.

From Seattle Times

Striking doctors have said they worry doctors faced with increased competition would engage in overtreatment, burdening public medical expenses.

From Seattle Times

The protesting doctors also say that by increasing the number of physicians, the government risks creating more competition that could lead to the overtreatment of patients.

From New York Times