hyperstimulation
noun
hy·per·stim·u·la·tion
ˌhī-pər-ˌstim-yə-ˈlā-shən
variants
or hyper-stimulation
: excessive or extreme stimulation : the act or process of excessively stimulating something or someone
The donors were fertile women who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and … ultrasound-directed aspiration of oocytes for the sole purpose of donation.—Mark V. Sauer et al.
hyperstimulate
transitive verb
or hyper-stimulate
hyperstimulated or hyper-stimulated; hyperstimulating or hyper-stimulating
… the estrogen does indeed hyperstimulate the ovaries, sometimes causing the egg follicles to enlarge to almost cyst-like proportions.
—Natalie Angier
hyperstimulating
adjective
or hyper-stimulating
Several grown-ups said their children were at first overwhelmed by the party's hyperstimulating environment.
—Cynthia Rupe
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“Hyperstimulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperstimulation. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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