hyperstimulation
noun
hy·per·stim·u·la·tion
| \ ˌhī-pər-ˌstim-yə-ˈlā-shən
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variants:
or hyper-stimulation
Definition of hyperstimulation
: excessive or extreme stimulation : the act or process of excessively stimulating something or someone
The donors were fertile women who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and … ultrasound-directed aspiration of oocytes for the sole purpose of donation.— Mark V. Sauer et al.
Other Words from hyperstimulation
hyperstimulate
\ ˌhī-pər-ˈstim-yə-ˌlāt
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or hyper-stimulate
transitive verb
hyperstimulated
or hyper-stimulated;
hyperstimulating
or hyper-stimulating
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or hyper-stimulate
transitive verb
hyperstimulated
or hyper-stimulated;
hyperstimulating
or hyper-stimulating
… the estrogen does indeed hyperstimulate the ovaries, sometimes causing the egg follicles to enlarge to almost cyst-like proportions.
— Natalie Angier
hyperstimulating
or hyper-stimulating
adjective
Several grown-ups said their children were at first overwhelmed by the party's hyperstimulating environment.
— Cynthia Rupe
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hyperstimulation
noun
hy·per·stim·u·la·tion
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Medical Definition of hyperstimulation
: excessive or increased stimulation
The donors were fertile women who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation …— Mark V. Sauer et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 25 Oct. 1990
Other Words from hyperstimulation
hyperstimulate
\ -ˈstim-yə-ˌlāt
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verb
hyperstimulated;
hyperstimulating
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verb
hyperstimulated;
hyperstimulating
… the estrogen does indeed hyperstimulate the ovaries, sometimes causing the egg follicles to enlarge to almost cyst-like proportions.
— Natalie Angier, The New York Times, 24 May 1994