overdosage

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noun

An excessive dosage; taking too much of a pharmaceutical drug.

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overdose
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Meanings

nounoverdosage (countable and uncountable, plural overdosages)

plural overdosages

  1. countableuncountableAn excessive dosage; taking too much of a pharmaceutical drug.

    Synonyms: overdose

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn excessive dosage; taking too much of a pharmaceutical drug.

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overdose
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overdose

Origin

From over- + dosage.

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Translations

Czech předávkování
  • předávkovánítaking pharmaceutical drug in excess
Finnish yliannostus
  • yliannostustaking pharmaceutical drug in excess
Italian sovradosaggio
  • sovradosaggiotaking pharmaceutical drug in excess
Polish przedawkowanie
  • przedawkowanietaking pharmaceutical drug in excess
Turkish aşırı doz
  • aşırı doztaking pharmaceutical drug in excess
Cite this entry
APA

overdosage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdosage

MLA

“overdosage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdosage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdosage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdosage.

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