hyperresponsive
adjective
hy·per·re·spon·sive
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or hyper-responsive
Definition of hyperresponsive
: characterized by an abnormal degree of responsiveness (as to a physical or emotional stimulus)
The biochemical barrage, which would be helpful were it directed at a foreign invader, provokes sustained inflammation of the airway lining. And, perversely, it makes the tissue much more sensitive (or hyperresponsive) to the original trigger.— Stephen Hoffmann Studies … have shown a hyperresponsive amygdala and impaired inhibition from the prefrontal cortex during tasks involving exposure to facial expressions, reactions to emotionally charged words, and interpersonal cooperation.— John G. Gunderson
Other Words from hyperresponsive
hyperresponsiveness
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or hyper-responsiveness
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or hyper-responsiveness
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Measurements of airway hyperresponsiveness, although not sufficiently sensitive or specific to provide a definite diagnosis of asthma, are closely correlated with clinical assessments of the presence and severity of the disease.
— M. R. Sears et al.
hyperresponsivity
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or hyper-responsivity
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or hyper-responsivity
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bronchial hyperresponsivity
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hyperresponsive
adjective
hy·per·re·spon·sive
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Medical Definition of hyperresponsive
: characterized by an abnormal degree of responsiveness (as to a physical or emotional stimulus)
… it makes the tissue much more sensitive (or hyperresponsive) to the original trigger.— Stephen Hoffmann, The Harvard Medical School Health Letter, May 1991
Other Words from hyperresponsive
hyperresponsiveness
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The presence of airway hyperresponsiveness to exercise suggests lack of control of asthma.
— Johnathan A. Leff et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 16 July 1998
hyperresponsivity
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noun,
plural hyperresponsivities
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noun,
plural hyperresponsivities
adrenocortical hyperresponsivity
hyperresponsivities to touch and sound