OVERACTIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overactive mean? 

• OVERACTIVE (adjective)
  The adjective OVERACTIVE has 1 sense:

1. more active than normal

  Familiarity information: OVERACTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERACTIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

More active than normal

Synonyms:

hyperactive; overactive

Context example:

a hyperactive child

Similar:

active (characterized by energetic activity)

Derivation:

overactivity (excessive activity)

 Context examples 

HSP90 maintains the stability and functional shape of many oncogenic signaling proteins; the inhibition of HSP90 promotes the proteasomal degradation of oncogenic signaling proteins that may be over-expressed or overactive in tumor cells.

(Geldanamycin, NCI Thesaurus)

Test names of questionnaire questions associated with the overactive bladder questionnaire for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire OAB-q Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Test codes of questionnaire questions associated with the overactive bladder questionnaire for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire OAB-q Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Common causes include an overactive thyroid gland or thyroid hormone overdose.

(Hyperthyroidism, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Overactive bladder is a condition in which the bladder squeezes urine out at the wrong time.

(Overactive Bladder, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

A substance that is being used to treat overactive parathyroid glands in patients with kidney failure.

(Paricalcitol, NCI Dictionary)

In many cases, a benign tumor on a parathyroid gland makes it overactive.

(Parathyroid Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Test codes of questionnaire questions associated with the overactive bladder questionnaire short form for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire OAB-q Short Form Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Test names of questionnaire questions associated with the overactive bladder questionnaire short form for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire OAB-q Short Form Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

If researchers can identify the mechanisms behind how overactive memory can become silent, they may find a way to inhibit overly strong, negative memories.

(New Study Challenges Assumptions about How Memories Are Made, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)