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Meaning of hypermetamorphosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A neurobehavioral disorder that involves patients grabbing objects in view and starting the appropriate behavior associated with it at an inappropriate time.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

hypermeter hypermethionemia hypermethioninemia hypermethylase hypermethylation hypermethylator

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