overassist en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + assist.
Meanings
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To assist to an excessive degree.
One of the drawbacks of this mode is that if high values are introduced and high percentage of assistance is used, the ventilator can overassist the patient and fail to recognize the end of patient breath.
2015, Yatin Mehta, Textbook of Critical Care, page 185:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overassisting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overassists | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overassisted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overassisted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |