adjective
- having received excessive or unnecessary medical treatment
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient felt overtreated after receiving multiple unnecessary tests.
- Many doctors worry about overtreated conditions that resolve naturally.
- The study found that certain cancers are often overtreated.
- She sought a second opinion to avoid being overtreated.
- Overtreated patients may experience more side effects than benefits.
- The medical community is addressing overtreated diagnoses in elderly patients.