hyper-, hyp-
(Greek: above, over; excessive; more than normal; abnormal excess [in medicine]; abnormally great or powerful sensation [in physical or pathological terms]; highest [in chemical compounds])
acrohyperhidrosis
Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) of the hands and feet.
adenohypersthenia
The condition of abnormally great glandular activity.
alcoholemia, hyperalcoholemia
The presence of ethanol in the blood.
angiohypertonia
Also known as vasospasm, the sudden decrease in the internal diameter of a blood vessel that results from contraction of smooth muscle within the wall of the vessel. This causes a decrease in blood flow, but an increase in systemic vascular resistance. Also known as, vasoconstriction.
auditory hyperesthesia
Abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of a sensory neural mechanism.
bathyhyperesthesia
1. The increased sensitiveness of deep structures of the body.
2. Excessive sensitivity of muscles and other deep body structures.
2. Excessive sensitivity of muscles and other deep body structures.
bromohyperhidrosis
Profuse bromhidrosis. Also known as, bromohyperidrosis.
chloremia, hyperchloremia
An excess of chloride (salt of hydrochloric acid) in the blood.
colpohyperplasia (also kolpohyperplasia)
1. A thickening of the vaginal mucous membrane.
2. Excessive growth of the mucous membrane and the wall of the vagina.
2. Excessive growth of the mucous membrane and the wall of the vagina.
Adverse medical symptoms said to be caused by exposure to a physical field produced by moving electrically charged objects or physical properties of matter that causes it to experience a force when near other electrically charged material: "Research has indicated that those who suffer from electromagnetic hypersensitivity have symptoms that are caused by obscure or unknown sources including environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF) or electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), which is also referred to as electrohypersensitivity, electrosensitivity, and electrical sensitivity."
"Those who claim to suffer from electromagnetic hypersensitivity report having headaches, fatigue, stress, sleep disturbances, skin symptoms like being stuck with needles, burning sensations and rashes, pains and aches in the muscles, and other health problems."
gastric hyperacidity
The secretion of increased amounts of acid by the stomach.
gustatory hyperesthesia
An oversensitivity of taste.
hemihyperhidrosis, hemidiaphoresis, hyperhidrosis unilateralis
Excessive sweating on one side of the body.
hemihypertrophy
Muscular or osseous hypertrophy of one side of the face or body.
hypacusis, hypacusia, hypacousia, hyperacousia
A hearing impairment of a conductive (transfer of sound waves in the ears) or neurosensory nature; partial deafness.
Related "above, over, beyond the normal, excessive" word units: epi-; super-, supra-, sur; ultra-, ult-.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "more, plentiful, fullness, excessive, over flowing": copi-; exuber-; multi-; opulen-; ple-; pleio-; plethor-; poly-; super-; total-; ultra-; undu-.
