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hyperreactivity
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hyperreactivity
[-rē′aktiv′itē]
Etymology: Gk, hyper + L, re, again, activus, active
an abnormal condition in which responses to stimuli are exaggerated. For example, asthma involves hyperreactive airways.
hyperreactivity [hi″per-re-ak-tiv´ĭ-te]
the quality of being hyperreactive; see also irritability. Called also hyperresponsiveness.
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