overassist
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editoverassist (third-person singular simple present overassists, present participle overassisting, simple past and past participle overassisted)
- To assist to an excessive degree.
- 2015, Yatin Mehta, Textbook of Critical Care, page 185:
- One of the drawbacks of this mode is that if high values are introduced and high percentage of assistance is used, the ventilator can overassist the patient and fail to recognize the end of patient breath.