overtesting

ˌoʊvərˈtɛstɪŋ

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Definition of overtesting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education

TECH.

excessive testing in educational settings

TECH.

Overtesting in schools can lead to student burnout.

healthcare

TECH.

unnecessary medical tests increasing healthcare costs

TECH.

Overtesting can burden patients with high medical bills.

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Origin of overtesting

English, over (excessive) + testing (examining)

Examples of overtesting in a sentence

Parents are protesting against overtesting in the district.
Doctors are concerned about the rise in overtesting.
Overtesting can lead to unnecessary stress for patients.

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French:tests excessifs, surdiagnostic, ...
German:übermäßiges Testen, Überdiagnostik, ...
Italian:eccesso di test, test non necessari, ...
Spanish:sobreevaluación, sobreexaminación, ...
Portuguese:excessiva testagem, testes médicos desnecessários, ...
Chinese:过度测试, 过度检查, ...
Japanese:過剰なテスト, 過剰検査, ...
Arabic:الإفراط في الاختبارات, الفحوصات الطبية الزائدة, ...
Hebrew:הַבְחָנָה יְתֵרָה, בְּדִיקוֹת יֶתֶר, ...
Russian:чрезмерное тестирование, ...
Ukrainian:надмірне тестування, ...
Hindi:अत्यधिक परीक्षण, अधिक परीक्षण, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত পরীক্ষা, অপ্রয়োজনীয় পরীক্ষা, ...
Catalan:proves excessives, ...
Czech:nadměrné testování, zbytečné testování, ...
Danish:overtestning, ...
Dutch:overmatig testen, overbodige tests, ...
Greek:υπερεξέταση, ...
Hungarian:túltesztelés, túlvizsgálás, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើតេស្តហួសកម្រិត, ការធ្វើតេស្តវេជ្ជសាស្ត្រលើសការចាំបាច់, ...
Korean:과도한 시험, 과도한 검사, ...
Persian:آزمون‌دهی بیش از حد, آزمایش‌های بیش از حد, ...
Polish:nadmierne testowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):excessiva testagem, excessiva realização de exames, ...
Romanian:testare excesivă, ...
Swedish:övertestning, onödiga tester, ...
Thai:การทดสอบที่มากเกินไป, การตรวจที่เกินความจำเป็น, ...
Turkish:aşırı test yapma, gereksiz tıbbi testler, ...
Vietnamese:kiểm tra quá mức, việc xét nghiệm quá mức, ...

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