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])
hyperemization
Induced hyperemia (an increase in the volume of blood) for therapeutic purposes.
hyperemotivity
1. Excessive display of feelings.
2. An over reaction to any emotionally laden stimuli.
hyperendemic
Endemic (a disease that is constantly present) to a high degree; so prevalent and persistent in an area that the inhabitants are in effect exposed from birth; as can occur, for example, with malaria in certain regions or the world.
hyperephidrosis
Excessive sweating, either generalized or localized to a particular part of the body.
hyperequilibrium
A condition in which a susceptible individual is more than usually liable to lose his or her balance or to experience vertigo (a sensation of rotation, or movement, of one's self (subjective vertigo) or of one's surroundings (objective vertigo) in any level).
The term is sometimes used erroneously as a synonym for "dizziness". Vertigo may result from diseases of the inner ear or it may be a result of disturbances of the vestibular centers or pathways in the central nervous system.
hyperergasia
Increased or excessive functional activity.
hyperesthesia, hyperaesthesia (high" pur es THEE zhuh; high" pur es THEE zhi uh)
1. An abnormal sensitivity of the skin or some sense organ.
2. A heightened perceptiveness of, or response to, the environment.
hyperesthetic, hyperaesthetic
Relating to a neurologic symptom where there is an unusual increased, or altered, sensitivity to sensory stimuli.
hypereuryopia
1. An excessively wide opening of the eyes.
2. Very large palpebral (eyelid) apertures (openings), both in width and height.
hyperfunction, hyperfunctional
1. In medicine, over-activity or over-production (in a gland or another part of the body).
2. An excessive functioning of a body organ.
hypergalactia, hypergalactosis
Excessive secretion of breast milk.
hypergalactosis
A reference to the excessive secretion of breast milk.
hypergamy, hypergamous
1. A term used to denote the custom that forbids the marriage of a woman into a group of lower standing than her own.
2. Any marriage with a partner of higher social standing.
3. A custom in some societies that requires a woman to marry a man of a higher social class than the one to which she belongs.
hypergenesis
Excessive, or exaggerated, development of a tissue, organ, or bodily part, usually in an unnatural or unwanted manner.
hypergenitalism
Excessive growth or activity of the sexual organs; used especially in reference to precocious puberty.
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-.
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