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OVERACTIVITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does overactivity mean?
• OVERACTIVITY (noun)
The noun OVERACTIVITY has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: OVERACTIVITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Context example:
overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily
Hypernyms ("overactivity" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
Derivation:
overactive (more active than normal)
Context examples
Overactivity of the thyroid gland resulting in overproduction of thyroid hormone and increased metabolic rate.
(Hyperthyroidism, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by CONFUSION; inattentiveness; disorientation; ILLUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; agitation; and in some instances autonomic nervous system overactivity.
(Delirium, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 21 Item (HAMD-21) Anxiety somatic; physiological concomitants of anxiety, (i.e., effects of autonomic overactivity, 'butterflies,' indigestion, stomach cramps, belching, diarrhea, palpitations, hyperventilation, paresthesia, sweating, flushing, tremor, headache, urinary frequency).
(HAMD-21 - Anxiety Somatic, NCI Thesaurus)
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