Glossary H
Glossary H
Hypergelast refers to a person who laughs excessively. In contrast with the word Agelast which refers to someone who never laughs.
Hyperlexia is defined as early reading acquisition (decoding ) without adequate comprehension. Hyperlexia is an anomaly exhibited by some children with developmental disorders, such as Autism.
Hypernymy refers to a semantic relationship in which a word is a subordinate of another. For example, animal is a hypernym of dog.
Hyperopia is defined as difficulty focusing on nearby objects (farsightedness). It is a condition causing poor vision in which people can see objects that are far away but do not see near objects clearly. Also called farsightedness.
Hyperoxia refers to oxygen concentration in an inspired gas that exceeds 21%.