hyperabsorption

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noun

An abnormally high level of absorption.

OriginEnglish absorption ← Latin absorptiō ← Proto-Italic *sorβeō →
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Meanings

nounhyperabsorption (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn abnormally high level of absorption.

    Increased 1,25(OH) 2 D levels should stimulate the intestinal hyperabsorption of Ca and contribute to the hypercalciuria observed in such patients.

    2015 September 3, “Altered Calcium and Vitamin D Homeostasis in First-Time Calcium Kidney Stone-Formers”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  9. Proto-Italic*ap
  10. Latinab
  11. Latinab-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
  14. Proto-Italic*sorβeō
  15. Latinsorbeō
  16. Latinabsorbeō
  17. Latinabsorptiō
  18. Englishabsorption
  19. Englishhyperabsorption

From hyper- + absorption.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperabsorption,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperabsorption.

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