overtreated
/ˌoʊvərˈtriːtɪd/
adjective
- Having received too much medical treatment, often resulting in unnecessary procedures or side effects.
- The patient felt overtreated after undergoing multiple tests for a minor condition.
- The overtreated wound became irritated from too many ointments.
- Many experts believe that some cancer patients are overtreated with aggressive therapies.
Synonyms
verb
- Past tense of overtreat: gave too much medical treatment to someone or something.
- The doctor overtreated the infection with a strong antibiotic that caused stomach problems.
- They overtreated the lawn with fertilizer and killed the grass.
- She overtreated her skin with acne creams and ended up with a rash.