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hypermetamorphosis

noun

Etymology

From hyper- + metamorphosis.

  1. derived from μεταμόρφωσις
  2. borrowed from metamorphōsis
  3. prefixed as hypermetamorphosis — “hyper + metamorphosis”

Definitions

  1. A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or…

    A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva.

  2. A neurobehavioral disorder that involves patients grabbing objects in view and starting…

    A 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.

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