Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyporeflexive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-pore-flex-ive
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving underreaction in a reflex response.

adj

Pertaining to an algebra W such that W = W′ ∩ Alg LatW.

Example Sentences

"Sleeping infants are usually flaccid and hyporeflexive."
"Nevertheless, these two cases did have subconjunctival filtration (according to the UBM examinations, visible as a hyporeflexive subconjunctival layer) (Fig.2)."
"In a LMN injury, deep tendon reflexes become hyporeflexive—because the reflex arc is lost."
"In the present paper it will be shown that power partial isometries are always hyporeflexive and 2--hyperreflexive."

Etymology

From hypo- + reflexive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hypo

Frequently Paired Words

hyporeflexivity

Questions

What does hyporeflexive mean?: Involving underreaction in a reflex response.
Where does hyporeflexive come from?: From hypo- + reflexive.

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