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o·ver·ac·tive
(ō′vər-ăk′tĭv)adj.
Active to an excessive or abnormal degree: an overactive pituitary gland; an overactive imagination.
o′ver·ac·tiv′i·ty n.
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overactive
(ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv)adj
1. inordinately active
2. (Medicine) (of the thyroid or adrenal gland, nervous system, etc) functioning at too high a capacity
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o•ver•ac•tive
(ˌoʊ vərˈæk tɪv)adj.
exceptionally or excessively active; too active.
[1640–50]
o`ver•ac•tiv′i•ty, o′ver•ac′tive•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. overactive - more active than normal; "a hyperactive child"
active - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overactive
[ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv] adj → troppo attivo/a; (imagination) → sbrigliato/ashe's got an overactive thyroid → soffre di ipertiroidismo
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overactive
adj hiperactivo, demasiado activoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.