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OVERPRODUCTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Too much production or more than expected

Synonyms:

overproduction; overrun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("overproduction" is a kind of...):

production ((economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale)

Derivation:

overproduce (produce in excess)

overproduce (produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted)

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 Context examples: 

Overproduction of aldosterone by the adrenal glands, which may lead to hypokalemia and/or hypernatremia.

(Hyperaldosteronism, NCI Thesaurus)

It can be associated with the overproduction of glucocorticoids (Cushing's syndrome), androgenic or estrogenic steroids (adrenogenital syndrome), or mineralocorticoids (Conn's syndrome). (Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.) — 2003

(Adrenal Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A clinical finding indicating abnormal and excessive body growth and height resulting from the overproduction of human growth hormone.

(Gigantism, NCI Thesaurus)

Human immunoglobulin kappa and/or lambda light chains detected in their free form in serum or urine samples as a result of overproduction by plasma cells in excess over heavy chains due to neoplastic plasma cell proliferations.

(Free Immunoglobulin Light Chain, NCI Thesaurus)