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Hyperdulia. [Obs.]

Same as Hyperæsthesia.

A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; -- called also St. John's-wort.

A condition of the blood, characterized by an abnormally large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory diseases.

ed with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty. So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr. Shak.

Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm.

Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis.

A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth.

A verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse.

Having a redundant syllable; exceeding the common measure. Hypermetrical verse (Gr. & Lat. Pros.), a verse which contains a syllable more than the ordinary measure.

edia, the rays of light come to a focus behind the retina; farsightedness; -- called also hyperopia. Cf. Emmetropia.

A show or exhibition having a great number of scenes or views.

Abnormal breathing, due to slightly deficient arterialization of the blood; -- in distinction from eupnoea. See Eupnoea, and Dispnoea.

An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey.

Hypermetropia. -- Hy`per*op"tic, a.

Higher than, or beyond the sphere of, the organic. Sir W. Hamilton.

Orthodoxy pushed to excess.

and a communication between tionnasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish. [Written also Hyperotreti.]

A compound having a relatively large percentage of oxygen; a peroxide. [Obs.]

Combined with a relatively large amount of oxygen; -- said of higher oxides. [Obs.]