overdetection en · NOUN
Etymology
From over- + detection or overdetect + -ion.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Detection at levels greater than are actually the case
"In prostate cancer, there's a lot of talk about overdetection and overtreatment," said Dr. David C. Miller[…]
2009 January 13, Nicholas Bakalar, “Prognosis: Left Behind in Prostate Cancer Screening”, in New York Times: