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hyperexpansion

hyperexpansion noun: excessive expansion.

Noun

hyperexpansion (usually uncountable, plural hyperexpansions)

  1. (usually) excessive expansion
    • The resultant partial occlusion of the small airways by sloughed epithelial cells, inflammatory cells, respiratory secretions and mucous plugs as observed microscopically may lead to air trapping, lung hyperexpansion and increased airway resistance causing respiratory distress.2015 December 8, “Kinetics of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Memphis Strain 37 (M37) Infection in the Respiratory Tract of Newborn Lambs as an RSV Infection Model for Human Infants”, in PLOS ONE...

Forms of hyperexpansion

pluralhyperexpansions

Origin of hyperexpansion

From hyper- + expansion.

Questions about hyperexpansion

What does hyperexpansion mean?
Hyperexpansion means excessive expansion.
What part of speech is hyperexpansion?
Hyperexpansion is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperexpansion?
The plural of hyperexpansion is hyperexpansions.

Words near hyperexpansion in the dictionary

  1. hyperexcretion
  2. hyperexistence
  3. hyperexistent
  4. hyperexpandable
  5. hyperexpanded
  6. hyperexpansion
  7. hyperexpansions
  8. hyperexpansive
  9. hyperexplexia
  10. hyperexplicit
  11. hyperexplosion

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