hyperresponsive
adjective
hy·per·re·spon·sive
ˌhī-pər-ri-ˈspän(t)-siv 
variants
or hyper-responsive
: characterized by an abnormal degree of responsiveness (as to a physical or emotional stimulus)
The biochemical barrage, which would be helpful were it directed at a foreign invader, provokes sustained inflammation of the airway lining. And, perversely, it makes the tissue much more sensitive (or hyperresponsive) to the original trigger.—
Stephen Hoffmann
Stephen HoffmannStudies … have shown a hyperresponsive amygdala and impaired inhibition from the prefrontal cortex during tasks involving exposure to facial expressions, reactions to emotionally charged words, and interpersonal cooperation.—John G. Gunderson
John G. Gunderson
hyperresponsiveness
noun
or hyper-responsiveness
Measurements of airway hyperresponsiveness, although not sufficiently sensitive or specific to provide a definite diagnosis of asthma, are closely correlated with clinical assessments of the presence and severity of the disease.
—M. R. Sears et al.
M. R. Sears et al.
hyperresponsivity
noun
or hyper-responsivity
bronchial hyperresponsivity
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In some cases, however, that process becomes hyperresponsive, and excess cytokines are released.
—Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2023
This sobering realization quickly spread from the sciences to the humanities, provoking reimagination of their disciplines to incorporate the Earth no longer as a passive and stable backcloth for the human adventure, but as an active, hyperresponsive and dangerous actor.
—Colin Waters, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2021
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Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2023
This sobering realization quickly spread from the sciences to the humanities, provoking reimagination of their disciplines to incorporate the Earth no longer as a passive and stable backcloth for the human adventure, but as an active, hyperresponsive and dangerous actor.
—Colin Waters, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2021
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hyperresponsive
adjective
hy·per·re·spon·sive
-ri-ˈspän(t)-siv
: characterized by an abnormal degree of responsiveness (as to a physical or emotional stimulus)
… it makes the tissue much more sensitive (or hyperresponsive) to the original trigger.—Stephen Hoffmann, The Harvard Medical School Health Letter
Stephen Hoffmann, The Harvard Medical School Health Letter
hyperresponsiveness
noun
The presence of airway hyperresponsiveness to exercise suggests lack of control of asthma.
—Johnathan A. Leff et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
Johnathan A. Leff et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
hyperresponsivity
noun
plural hyperresponsivities
adrenocortical hyperresponsivity
hyperresponsivities to touch and sound
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