n
Excessive adherence to departmental methods, rules or structure
n
A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
n
(biology) The abnormally high accumulation of trace elements by a plant from its environment
n
Excessive alkalinization
n
Excessive coiling (typically of the umbilical cord)
n
(ecology) excessive colonization (by an organism)
adj
Excessively concentrated
n
Excessive constriction (of muscle tissue)
adj
Excessively contaminated
adj
excessively contracted
n
Excessive contracture, especially of muscle tissue
adj
(medicine) Extremely dense.
n
Excessive dispersion (the condition of being hyperdispersed)
n
Greater than normal diversification
n
Extreme or excessive division.
n
Excessive encapsulation (typically of a bacterium)
n
(medicine) Excessive excretion.
adj
expanded to a greater than normal extent
n
the extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.
n
Excessive flexion of a joint.
n
Excessive (or higher than normal) flux (flow)
n
Extreme, excessive gentrification.
adj
Excessively hemodynamic.
v
(biochemistry) To induce (a biochemical material) excessively
v
To undergo hyperinnervation
n
innervation with a larger than normal amount of material
n
Extreme insufflation as a lung therapy
adj
Excessively marginalized
n
Excessive eating as a cause of obesity
n
Excessive osmoregulation (in some fish)
n
The excessive use of parameters in data analysis or modelling
adj
More than normally resistance
n
Much greater than normal stabilization
n
excessive use; hyper-use.
n
(statistics) Excessive variance
n
Excessive wrapping, especially the formation of multi-layered tissue around nerve cells
n
A dose of drug or vitamin far exceeding the normal or recommended amount, and usually given intentionally. Compare overdose.
n
Alternative spelling of overillumination [Excess light supplied beyond the amount required for a given task.]
n
(medicine) Hyperadduction.
n
Excessive administration (of a drug)
n
In metallurgy: excessive heat-treatment of an alloy that has undergone precipitation hardening.
n
(genetics) Excessive annotation
n
An excess of anticoagulation
adj
Excessively attenuated
n
(radiology) The extension of the radiographic beam beyond the detectors, so as to avoid penumbral effects at the outer edges.
n
Excessive branching (typically of axons)
n
Excessive centralization.
n
Excessive classification.
n
Excessive collection of specimens, such as accidental collection of more than 24 hours' worth of urine for a 24-hour urine test.
n
Excessive collectivization.
n
Excessive commercialization.
n
excessive compartmentalization
adj
Excessively concentrated
adj
Excessively conditioned
n
(biology) Excessive confluence
adj
consolidated to an excessive degree
n
The presence of a higher than normal coordination number
adj
Excessively dense; especially more dense than is necessary to form a galaxy
n
Excessive destructiveness.
n
excessive emotional detachment
n
Detection at levels greater than are actually the case
n
excessive differentiation
n
Excessive diversification.
n
Excessive documentation.
n
Excessive doping (of a semiconductor)
adj
Excessively duplicated
n
(medicine) excessive elevation
n
Excessive enforcement (of a law, statute, etc.).
n
(biology) excessive excretion of something
n
excessive and damaging exploitation
adj
Excessively exploitative
n
excessive extrapolation, as when drawing conclusions from data
n
Excessive fertilization; the overuse of fertilizer.
n
Excessive fortification.
adj
excessively fragmented
n
Excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged.
n
A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. A tangle of growth occurring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.
n
Wasted light through illumination of an unoccupied space, creating energy wastage.
n
inclusion of too much or too many within a category
n
Excessive industrialization.
n
Excessive inflation (of vehicle tyres).
adj
(especially biochemistry) initiated excessively
n
Excessive initiation (typically of a biochemical process)
n
Excessive institutionalization.
n
The use of excessively large instrumentation
n
Excessive insulinization
n
excessive intellectualization
n
Excessive intensification.
n
Excessive interpretation
n
(business) excessive management; micromanagement
n
Alternative form of overmedicalization [excessive medicalization]
n
excessive medicalization
n
(medicine) Excessive medicating; overuse of medication
n
Excessive modernization.
n
Excessive (more than expected) mortality
n
excessive multiplication (of breeding organisms etc.)
n
Excessive nationalization.
n
Excessive objectification.
n
Excessive oxidation (or to a greater than normal extent)
n
Excessive oxygenation, that is, too much oxygen therapy, typically in patients with pulmonary disease.
n
Excessive parametrization
n
Excessive participation.
n
Prescription of a drug more frequently than appropriate
adj
Subject to excessive pressure
n
Alternative spelling of overpressurization [Excessive pressurization.]
n
Excessive pressurization.
adj
Excessively pressurized
n
excessive procrastination
n
Excessive quantification.
n
(optics) Excessive refraction (due to a lens defect)
adj
Excessively refrigerated.
n
Excessive refrigeration.
adj
Excessively replicated
n
(medicine) The administration of an excessive amount of fluid during an attempt to resuscitate somebody.
n
Excessive sexualization.
n
Excessive sitting; too much time spent in a seated position.
n
Extreme or excessive specialization.
n
excessive stratification
n
(biochemistry) The excessive synthesis of a compound by an organism
n
excessive systematization
n
The difference between such a temperature and the normal one
n
(medicine) Excessive treatment, often specifically medical treatment
n
Excessive utilization; overuse.
n
Excessive vascularization
adj
Having excessive ventilation.
n
A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.
n
A very high concentration.
n
(rare) excess of foliation
n
The presence of excessive quantities of nutrients, especially such as leads to hypertrophy or to excessive growth.
adj
Of or relating to amounts of a drug that are greater than the therapeutic concentration or maximum dose in a medical treatment.
adj
(genetics) Excessively transmitted
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