Hy`per*es*the"si*a (?), n. Same as HyperÊsthesia.
||Hy*per"i*cum (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;; &?; under, among + &?;,
||&?;, heath, heather.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, generally with dotted
||leaves and yellow flowers; -- called also St. John's-wort.
||Hy`per*i*no"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + &?;, &?;,
||strength, fiber.] (Med.) A condition of the blood, characterized by
||an abnormally large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory
||diseases.
Hy*pe"ri*on (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] (Class Myth.) The god of the
sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished
for his beauty.
So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr.
Shak.
||Hy`per*ki*ne"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + &?; motion.]
||(Med.) Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm.
Hy`per*ki*net"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis.
Hy`per*met`a*mor"pho*sis (?), n. [Hyper- + metamorphosis.] (Zoˆl.) A
kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself
undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth.
Hy*per"me*ter (?), n. [Gr. &?; beyond all measure; "ype`r over, beyond
+ &?; measure: cf. F. hypermËtre.] 1. (Pros.) A verse which has a
redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse.