overreplacement en · NOUN
Etymology
From over- + replacement.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state wherein a substance, having previously been reduced or removed, has been or is being replaced by re-adding it, but overly so, resulting in more of the substance than normal.
It is important to avoid overreplacement of iron in recovering patients with a minimal amount of blood loss that does not warrant aggressive iron supplementation.
... liberal replacement or overreplacement with blood and plasma preoperatively and operatively has made obsolete the use of vasopressors, which in the past ...
1983, Michael Christopher Magee, Basic science for the practicing urologist, →ISBN, page 63:Near-synonym: oversupplementation
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overreplacements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
underreplacement · undersupplementation