Meanings
adjectivehyperautofluorescent (not comparable)
- not comparableMore than normally autofluorescent
The size of the hyperautofluorescent ring has also been correlated with visual function [11 ].
2016 February 5, “Structure-Function Modeling of Optical Coherence Tomography and Standard Automated Perimetry in the Retina of Patients with Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
- Latinfluō
- Latinfluor
- Englishfluor
- Englishfluorite
- Middle Low Germanspar
- Old Englishspærstān
- Middle Englishsparston
- Englishsparstonebf.
- Englishspar
- Englishfluorspar
- Englishfluorescencebf.
- Englishfluoresce
- Englishfluorescent
- Englishautofluorescent
- Englishhyperautofluorescent
From hyper- + autofluorescent.
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APA
hyperautofluorescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperautofluorescent
MLA
“hyperautofluorescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperautofluorescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperautofluorescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperautofluorescent.
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