hyper-, hyp- +

Disease arising from the consumption of too much food.

1. An abnormally active mechanical movement in the body; especially, of the stomach or intestine.
2. An excessive motor activity of a body part; such as, a to-and-fro movement.

An abnormally active mechanical movement in the body; especially, of the stomach or intestine.

A condition beyond or worse than anarchy.

An excess of government.

An excessive rate of growth.

1. Characterized by greater than normal pressure or weight, applied to gases under greater than atmospheric pressure; such as, hyperbaric oxygen or to a solution of greater specific gravity than another taken as a standard of reference.
2. Relating to, involving, or occurring at pressures higher than normal; such as, being greater than atmospheric pressure.

1. Any condition caused by the exposure of the body to excessive ambient pressures, including adverse effects on body fluids, tissues, and cavities.
2. A condition resulting from exposure to ambient gas pressure, or atmospheric pressures, exceeding the pressures within the body.

Living above but close to the substratum.

An abnormally high level of bilirubin in the blood, manifested by jaundice, anorexia, and malaise, occurring in association with liver disease and certain hemolytic anemias.

A sufficient elevation will produce jaundice. Some degree of hyperbilirubinemia is very common in babies right after birth, especially premies.

1. A conic section formed by a point that moves in a plane so that the difference in its distance from two fixed points in the plane remains constant.

A cone is an object or shape that has a circular base and tapers to a point at the top, or has a circular top and tapers to a point at the bottom.

2. A plane curve having two branches, formed by the intersection of a plane with both halves of a right circular cone at an angle parallel to the axis of the cone.

It is the locus of points for which the difference of the distances from two given points is a constant.

1. Exaggeration for effect; overstatement.
2. Not to be taken literally; a figure of speech, or a distortion of what is real.
3. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.

Examples: Thanks a million; Stubborn as a mule; Strong as an ox; Big as a whale.

An exaggerated statement.

In an exaggerated manner.

1. The use of hyperbole or exaggeration.
2. An instance of hyperbole or an exaggerated statement.