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hy·per·ac·tive

(hī′pər-ăk′tĭv)

adj.

1. Highly or excessively active: a hyperactive thyroid gland.

2. Characterized by or displaying excessive motor activity, restlessness, and often talkativeness: hyperactive behavior; hyperactive children.

hy′per·ac′tive·ly adv.

hy′per·ac·tiv′i·ty n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

hy•per•ac•tiv•i•ty

(ˌhaɪ pər ækˈtɪv ɪ ti)

n.

the condition of being hyperactive.

[1885–90]

hy·per·ac·tiv·i·ty

(hī′pər-ăk-tĭv′ĭ-tē)

1. A condition of greater than normal activity.

2. An abnormally high level of activity or excitement shown by a person, especially a child, that interferes with the ability to concentrate or interact with others.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

hyperactivity

abnormal or excessive activity or constant excitability, especially in children. — hyperactive, adj.

hyperactivity

[ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪtɪ] N → hiperactividad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hyperactivity

[ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪti] n → hyperactivité f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hy·per·ac·tiv·i·ty

n., pl. actividad excesiva; desorden caracterizado por actividad excesiva que se manifiesta en niños y adolescentes acompañado de irritabilidad e incapacidad de mantener la atención.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

hyperactivity

n hiperactividad f

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