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hypermetria

hypermetria noun: dysmetria in which the patient tends to overshoot the intended target.

Noun

hypermetria

  1. Dysmetria in which the patient tends to overshoot the intended target.
    • Cerebellar dysfunction is characterized by truncal ataxia, a broad-based stance, dysmetria in which the limbs either overstep (hypermetria) or understep (hypometria), and tremor that is most pronounced when the animal attempts a goal-orientated movement (intention tremor).2004, Johnny D. Hoskins, Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Dog and Cat, →ISBN, page 358
    Antonyms:
    hypometria

Antonyms of hypermetria

Origin of hypermetria

From ὑπέρ (hupér, corresponding to hyper-) + μέτρον (métron) + -ία (-ía)

Questions about hypermetria

What does hypermetria mean?
Hypermetria means dysmetria in which the patient tends to overshoot the intended target.
What part of speech is hypermetria?
Hypermetria is a noun.

Words near hypermetria in the dictionary

  1. hypermethylators
  2. hypermethylome
  3. hypermethylomes
  4. hypermeticulous
  5. hypermeticulousness
  6. hypermetria
  7. hypermetric
  8. hypermetrical
  9. hypermetrically
  10. hypermetrope
  11. hypermetropes

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