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hyperactive hy•per•ac•tive. 1. unusually or abnormally active: a hyperactive imagination. 2. (of children) displaying excessive physical activity sometimes associated with neurological or psychological causes.
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Psychoactive Drugs Psychoactive drugs are a class of chemical substances that act on the central nervous system and can alter behavior and cognition. All psychoactive drugs are highly fat-soluble and thus cross the blood-brain barrier readily.
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acromegaly a chronic metabolic condition in adults caused by oversecretion of growth hormones by the pituitary gland. It is characterized by gradual, marked soft tissue enlargement and widening and thickening of skeletal bones in the face, jaw, hands, and feet. Hypertrophy of the vocal cords leads to deepening of the voice.
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADD, A.D.H.D., and Hyperactive redirect here. For other uses, see ADD (disambiguation), A.D.H.D. (disambiguation), and Hyperactive (disambiguation). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental disorder of the neurodevelopmental type. It is characterized by problems paying attention, excessive activity, or difficulty controlling behavior which is not appropriate for a person's age.
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Bilateral Hyperactive Caloric Responses Answer. Caloric responses are identified as hyperactive when the peak slow phase velocities are greater than 80 deg/sec (some laboratories use a lower limit of 60 deg/sec for cool irrigations). True caloric hyperactivity is almost always bilateral and denotes a central vestibular abnormality.
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- Definition. Overactive bladder is when the bladder muscle contracts unpredictably, causing frequent urination or the sudden, strong urge to urinate with or without leakage of urine. This medical condition affects more than 13 million men and women in the US, and can be considered “wet” or “dry”.
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Hyperesthesia Hyperesthesia (or hyperaesthesia) is a condition that involves an abnormal increase in sensitivity to stimuli of the sense. When a non-noxious stimulus causes the sensation of pain the area will be termed hyperaesthetic. Stimuli of the senses can include sound that one hears, foods that one tastes, textures that one feels, and so forth.
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proactive proactive The adjective proactive can describe a person who gets things done. If you are proactive, you make things happen, instead of waiting for them to happen to you. Active means doing something.. The prefix pro- means before.. So if you are proactive, you are ready before something happens. The opposite is being reactive, or waiting for things to unfold before responding. Think about winter cold season. A proactive person washes his hands and takes vitamins; a reactive person gets sick and takes cold medicine.
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hyperthyroidism hyperthyroidism, n the overproduction of triiodothyronine and/or tetraiodothyronine by the thyroid gland. Symptoms include sweating, weakness, nervousness, loss of weight, frequent and loose defecation, increased sensitivity to heat, fatigue, and irritability. condition characterized by hyperactivity of the thyroid gland. The gland is usually enlarged, secreting greater than normal amounts of thyroid hormones, and the metabolic processes of the body are accelerated.
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- adjective. 1 (In psychiatry) relating to or affected by mania: the manic interludes in depression manic patients. More example sentences. 1  A hyperactive manic patient will nearly always have a rapid heart rate, but it doesn't follow that a rapid heart rate causes the mania. (In psychiatry) relating to or affected by mania: the manic interludes in depression manic patients. More example sentences. 1  A hyperactive manic patient will nearly always have a rapid heart rate, but it doesn't follow that a rapid heart rate causes the mania.
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What is Hypersensitivity? You won't believe these 10 facts about people. Hypersensitivity is a term that is used to identify situations in which some type of substance or medication triggers an unusually strong and adverse reaction from the immune system.
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RETROACTIVE Adj. 1. retroactive-descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously. psychological science, psychology-the science of mental life.
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proactive LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. The definition of proactive is someone who takes an active role in dealing with something before it needs to be taken care of. An example of proactive is a student studying for a fall semester class during their summer vacation.
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- noun, plural hypertrophies. 1. abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth. 2. excessive growth or accumulation of any kind. verb (used with or without object), hypertrophied, hypertrophying. 3. to affect with or undergo hypertrophy.
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hyper 1 hyper 2. adjective. Overexcited; manic; overwrought; hyped-up: She tells how the grownups gave her Nembutal when she was eight years old, because ''I was hyper''/ It's this flaky hyper hour/ She's a hyper-person, accustomed to constant activity (1942+)
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- Definition of HYPERACTIVITY. : the state or condition of being excessively or pathologically active; especially: attention deficit disorder. ADVERTISEMENT.
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Hyperactivity Hyperactive behavior usually refers to constant activity, being easily distracted, impulsiveness, inability to concentrate, aggressiveness, and similar behaviors. Hyperactivity is not easily defined. It often depends on the observer. Behavior that seems excessive to one person may not seem excessive to another. But certain children, when compared to others, are clearly far more active.
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What are the symptoms of hyperthyroidism? Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which there is an excessive amount of thyroid hormones. Thyroid hormones regulate the metabolism of the cells. Normally, the rate of thyroid hormone production is controlled by the brain from the pituitary gland, which is in turn regulated by the hypthalamus.
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Overactive Thyroid Gland Hyperthyroidism Hyperthyroidism means an overactive thyroid gland. When your thyroid gland is overactive it makes too much thyroxine. The extra thyroxine causes many of your body's functions to speed up. In contrast, if you have hypothyroidism, you make too little thyroxine; this causes many of the body's functions to slow down.
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- Hyperactivity is a state of excess activity that may be manifested by symptoms such as fidgeting, jumpiness, nervousness, or excessive movement.
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Hyperkinesia Hyperkinesia, also known as hyperkinesis, refers to an increase in muscular activity that can result in excessive abnormal movements, excessive normal movements, or a combination of both. The word hyperkinesis comes from the Greek hyper, meaning increased, and kinein, meaning to move..
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COUNTERACTIVE • COUNTERACTIVE (adjective). The adjective COUNTERACTIVE has 1 sense: 1. opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action. Familiarity information: COUNTERACTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
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What is the prefix meaning âexcessive, aboveâ? hyper means excessive (hyperactive, hypersensitive) and a prefix means before so that's why C is not correct, that would be a suffix because it comes after the word. Michelle · 7 years ago. 0. Thumbs up.
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Hyperplasia Hyperplasia (from ancient Greek ὑπέρ huper, over + πλάσις plasis, formation), or hypergenesis, is an increase in the amount of organic tissue that results from cell proliferation. It may lead to the gross enlargement of an organ and the term is sometimes confused with benign neoplasia or benign tumor.
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- Marshall, Michigan. Marshall: I got this by laying on the ground at the foot of a statue of Jesus at St. Marys Cemetary in Marshall, MI. Please wait while loading the map... Population in 2014: 7,035 (96% urban, 4% rural).
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- hy·per·ki·net·ic. adjective. Having or exhibiting hyperkinesia or hyperactivity. Wildly fast-paced or excited; frenetic: a hyperkinetic sales pitch.