Overmedication
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Excessive medicating; overuse of medication countable, uncountable
"This can result from dehydration, abnormal heart rhythms, overmedication with blood pressure drugs and disorders of the autonomic nervous system."
Example
More examples"This can result from dehydration, abnormal heart rhythms, overmedication with blood pressure drugs and disorders of the autonomic nervous system."
Etymology
From over- + medication.
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