overreplacement
overreplacement · overreplacements
The state wherein a substance, having previously been reduced or removed, has been or…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.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Near-synonym: oversupplementation
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.
Origin
From over- + replacement.From over- + replacement.
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Forms
plural: overreplacements| Singular | overreplacement |
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Synonyms
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2 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable