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Definition of Hyperactivity
1. Noun. A condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement.
Group relationships: Add, Adhd, Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Hyperkinetic Syndrome, Mbd, Minimal Brain Damage, Minimal Brain Dysfunction
Derivative terms: Hyperactive
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
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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