"overmedication" meaning in All languages combined

See overmedication on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: overmedications [plural]
Etymology: over- + medication Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|medication}} over- + medication Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} overmedication (countable and uncountable, plural overmedications)
  1. (medicine) Excessive medicating; overuse of medication Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-overmedication-en-noun-cVF538wU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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