verb
- to stimulate excessively or beyond normal levels
- in reproductive medicine, to induce the production of multiple eggs through hormone treatment
Usage: transitive verb; often used in medical, psychological, or scientific contexts
Usage: transitive verb; medical/clinical usage
Examples
- Excessive screen time can hyperstimulate children's brains before bedtime.
- The patient's nervous system was hyperstimulated by the high doses of caffeine.
- Doctors carefully monitor patients to avoid hyperstimulating the ovaries during fertility treatment.
- Bright lights and loud noises hyperstimulate some individuals with sensory processing disorders.
- The medication was adjusted because it was hyperstimulating the patient's heart rate.
- Overly complex environments can hyperstimulate infants and cause distress.