hyperexcitable

adjective

hy·​per·​ex·​cit·​able ˌhī-pər-ik-ˈsī-tə-bəl How to pronounce hyperexcitable (audio)
variants or hyper-excitable
: extremely or excessively excitable
hyperexcitable children
Dr. Walters believes that for a nerve cell to become hyperexcitable when it or its neighbor has been injured makes evolutionary sense.Natalie Angier
hyperexcitability noun
or hyper-excitability
hyperexcitability of motor neurons
a medication that can cause hyperexcitability

Examples of hyperexcitable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The synesthesia is locked in, and the hyperexcitable visual cortex no longer drives it. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2011

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Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hyperexcitable was in 1870

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“Hyperexcitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperexcitable. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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