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hyperfunction

[ hahy-per-fuhngk-shuhn ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. abnormally increased function, especially of glands or other organs.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperfunction1

First recorded in 1905–10; hyper- + function

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