overreplacements

A form of overreplacement — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of overreplacement

    Moreover, the association between low BMD and central hypoadrenalism or hypothyroidism may reflect the potential negative effects of pituitary hormone overreplacements frequently observed in patients with hypopituitarism.

    2018, Gherardo Mazziotti, Stefano Frara, Andrea Giustin, “Pituitary Diseases and Bone”, in Endocrine Reviews, volume 39, number 4, →DOI, pages 440–488
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