hypoactive

Thân thiện

A child with a hypoactive thyroid often feels tired and sluggish.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Abnormally inactive: Describes a state of significantly reduced or below-normal activity, function, or responsiveness. It is often used in medical, psychological, or biological contexts to indicate a lower-than-expected level of action or energy.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient was noted to be hypoactive and lethargic following the procedure.
  • A hypoactive thyroid gland does not produce enough hormones.
  • The study observed hypoactive behavior in the animals exposed to the substance.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical Descriptors: In medical notes, "hypoactive" is frequently used to describe specific conditions or symptoms, such as a "hypoactive delirium" (a state of confusion with reduced motor activity and sluggishness) or "hypoactive sexual desire disorder."
  • The psychiatrist diagnosed a type of hypoactive delirium.

Variants and Related Words

• Hypoactivity (noun): The state or condition of being hypoactive.
  • The drug's side effects included generalized hypoactivity.

Synonyms

• Underactive: Functioning at a level below normal.
• Lethargic: Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.
• Sluggish: Slow-moving or inactive.

Antonyms

• Hyperactive: Abnormally or excessively active.
• Overactive: More active than is usual or desirable.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. abnormally inactive

Từ đồng nghĩa

• underactive