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overassist

verb

Etymology

From over- + assist.

  1. derived from assistō — “stand at, bestand”
  2. derived from assister — “to assist, to attend”
  3. inherited from assisten
  4. formed as overassist — “over- + assist”

Definitions

  1. To assist to an excessive degree.

    • 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.

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