Meanings
plural hypermetamorphoses
- countableuncountablebiologyA kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva.
Synonyms: hypermetamorphism
- countableuncountablemedicineA neurobehavioral disorder that involves patients grabbing objects in view and starting the appropriate behavior associated with it at an inappropriate time.
The features of Kluver-Bucy syndrome include visual agnosia, hypermetamorphosis (distortion of objects), hypersexuality, language disorder and aphasia, hyperorality, placidity, flat affect, and memory dysfunction.
1995, J Millichap, “Kluver-Bucy Syndrome Following Heat Stroke”, in Pediatric Neurolog BriefsSynonyms: utilization behavior
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva.
nounA neurobehavioral disorder that involves patients grabbing objects in view and starting the appropriate behavior associated with it at an inappropriate time.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Englishmetamorphosis
- Englishhypermetamorphosis
From hyper- + metamorphosis.
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