hyperattenuating

adjective

That attenuates more than normally.

Scrabble 25
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivehyperattenuating (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat attenuates more than normally.

    However, cord sign on non-contrast CT has been considered to be low sensitivity and specificity in detection of CVST, because flowing venous blood generally appears to be mildly hyperattenuating, especially in children and young adults.

    2015 August 21, “Sensitivity and Specificity of Double-Track Sign in the Detection of Transverse Sinus Stenosis: A Multicenter Retrospective Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hyper- + attenuating.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

hyperattenuating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperattenuating

MLA

“hyperattenuating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperattenuating. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperattenuating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperattenuating.

Source: hyperattenuating on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.