2. Noun. An allergic response to a very low dose of irritant ¹
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Definition of Hyperreactivity
1. [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperreactivity
Literary usage of Hyperreactivity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Health Consequences of Smoking: Cancer and Chronic Lung Disease in the by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"hyperreactivity may therefore indicate the individuals at risk of subsequent ...
It is possible that the hyperreactivity model for chronic obstructive lung ..."
2. Biologic Markers in Pulmonary Toxicology by National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Pulmonary Toxicology (1989)
"AIRWAY hyperreactivity Although airway provocation testing dates to the late 1940s,
... Nonspecific airway hyperreactivity is defined as an exaggerated ..."
3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"In a 37-year-old woman, a heavy smoker and an alcoholic, bronchial hyperreactivity
to histamine (PC20 FEV1 0.8 mg/ml) was related to hypomagnesemia (0.55 ..."
4. Workshop on Disability in America, a New Look: Summary and Background Papers by Marilyn Jane Field, Alan M. Jette, Linda G. Martin (2006)
"Individuals with cervical spinal cord injuries have heightened cholin- ergic
airway tone and exhibit nonspecific airway hyperreactivity similar to that ..."
5. Children's Environmental Health Research: Indoor Mold and Children's Health edited by Allen Dearry, Gwen Collman (2000)
"Airway hyperreactivity persists after O3-induced changes in ... of spirometrie
changes, suggesting an independent mechanism for hyperreactivity (14). ..."
6. Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"RAMSDELL, JW, NACHTWEY, FJ, MOSER, KM Bronchial hyperreactivity in chronic
obstructive bronchitis. Ame rican Review of Respiratory Disease 126(5):829-832, ..."
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