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hyperacusia
  • n  abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
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hyperacusis
  • n  abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
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hyperadrenalism
  • n  a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity
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hyperadrenocorticism
  • n  a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol
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hyperaldosteronism
  • n  a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone
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hyperalimentation
  • n  administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes
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hyperbaric chamber
  • n  a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning
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hyperbaton
  • n  reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')
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hyperbetalipoproteinemia
  • n  a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age
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hyperbilirubinemia
  • n  abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
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hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
  • n  a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously
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hyperbola
  • n  an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone
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hyperbolic geometry
  • n  (mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry in which the parallel axiom is replaced by the assumption that through any point in a plane there are two or more lines that do not intersect a given line in the plane
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