hyperproduction

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hy·per·pro·duc·tion | \ ˌhī-pər-prə-ˈdək-shən

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, -prō- \

variants: or hyper-production

Definition of hyperproduction

: excessive production, synthesis, or creation Systemic scleroderma, for example, a disease of the connective tissue that results in hyperproduction of collagen, can sometimes wreak unstoppable havoc on the body's organs, hardening them into woodlike uselessness.— Natalie Angier

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hyperproducer \ ˌhī-pər-prə-ˈdü-sər

, -prō- , -ˈdyü- \ or hyper-producer noun, plural hyperproducers or hyper-producers

a bacterial hyperproducer of erythromycin

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hyperproduction

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hy·per·pro·duc·tion | \ -prə-ˈdək-shən, -prō-

Medical Definition of hyperproduction

: excessive production or synthesis Systemic scleroderma, for example, a disease of the connective tissue that results in hyperproduction of collagen, can sometimes wreak unstoppable havoc on the body's organs, hardening them into woodlike uselessness.— Natalie Angier, The New York Times, 19 June 2001

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