overmedication

noun

overmedication

noun

Etymology From over- + medication.

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Medicine, Sciences Excessive medicating; overuse of medication

  • This can result from dehydration, abnormal heart rhythms, overmedication with blood pressure drugs and disorders of the autonomic nervous system.2008 January 15, Jane E. Brody, “A Stable Life, Despite Persistent Dizziness”, in New York Times:

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