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Definition of Hyperreactive

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperreactive

Literary usage of Hyperreactive

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

1. Annals of Ophthalmology (1917)
"Secondary Glaucoma Caused by hyperreactive Cataract. ... He considers that the hyperreactive lens causes a chemical irritation which gives rise to a ..."

2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"(in Induced Metabolic Alterations in BCG Infected (hyperreactive) Mice (40286) VERNON C. SENTERFITT AND JOSEPH W. SHANDS, JR. ment of Immunology and Medical ..."

3. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Stress may The alpha rat may be hyperreactive to have different effects on alcohol con- changes in its environment and thus sumption in rat strains ..."

4. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"Five of the eight asthmatics had several months previously been hyperreactive to histamine but were not at the time of the NO2 exposures. ..."

5. Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"It is estimated that io to 20 percent of the US population, including asthmatics, may have hyperreactive airways which may make them more susceptible to ..."

6. Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"hyperreactive site in the airway tree of asthmatic patients revealed by thickening of bronchial muscles. A morphometric study. Am Rev Respir Dis 1990; ..."

7. Biologic Markers in Pulmonary Toxicology by National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Pulmonary Toxicology (1989)
"In those with hyperreactive airways, a markedly accelerated loss of lung function was observed (150 ml/year), compared with normal loss of lung function in ..."

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