Definition of Hyperactivity

1. Noun. A condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement.


Definition of Hyperactivity

1. Noun. Quality of being hyperactive; excessive and pathological movement and restlessness ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hyperactivity

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Medical Definition of Hyperactivity

1. Synonym: superactivity. 2. General restlessness or excessive movement such as that characterizing children with attention deficit disorder or hyperkinesis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperactivity

hyperacid
hyperacidities
hyperacidity
hyperactitivity
hyperactivate
hyperactivated
hyperactivates
hyperactive
hyperactive child syndrome
hyperactively
hyperactiveness
hyperactives
hyperactivism
hyperactivities
hyperactivity (current term)
hyperacuities
hyperacuity
hyperacusia
hyperacusic
hyperacusis
hyperacute
hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis
hyperacute rejection
hyperadenosis
hyperadiposis
hyperadrenalcorticalism
hyperadrenalism
hyperadrenocorticalism
hyperadrenocorticism

Literary usage of Hyperactivity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... hyperactivity in rats. Pretreatment with mecamylamine (2 mg kg-1, sc) was effective in attenuating the stimulatory effect of either nicotine or cytisine ..."

2. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"The role of test factors, however, is suggested by the results of another study in the same series (95), which showed hyperactivity at 4 to 15 days with a ..."

3. A Text-book of Pathology by William George MacCallum (1916)
"Further, the idea is of importance that while this hyperactivity leads to such ... hyperactivity and Hypoactivity.—The following paragraphs are meant to ..."

4. Thyroid and Thymus by André Crotti (1922)
"... and that the microscopical examination of the tumor did not show any of the usual signs of functional cellular hyperactivity, such as increased size of ..."

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