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adjective
Date: 1959
characterized by an abnormally low level of activity <an underactive thyroid gland> • underactivity noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
underactive
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underactive — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
underactive — underactivity, underactiveness, n. /un deuhr ak tiv/, adj. insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland. [1955 60; UNDER + ACTIVE] * * * … Universalium
underactive — un·der·ac·tive ak tiv adj characterized by an abnormally low level of activity <an underactive thyroid gland> un·der·ac·tiv·i·ty ak tiv ət ē n, pl ties … Medical dictionary
underactive — un•der•ac•tive [[t]ˌʌn dərˈæk tɪv[/t]] adj. cvb insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland[/ex] • Etymology: 1955–60 un der•ac•tiv′i•ty, n … From formal English to slang
underactive — /ʌndərˈæktɪv/ (say unduhr aktiv) adjective performing at lower levels than considered the norm: an underactive thyroid. –underactively, adverb –underactivity /ʌndərækˈtɪvəti/ (say unduhrak tivuhtee), noun …
underactive — adjective abnormally inactive • Syn: ↑hypoactive • Similar to: ↑inactive * * * underactivity, underactiveness, n. /un deuhr ak tiv/, adj. insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland. [1955 60; UNDER + ACTIVE] … Useful english dictionary
underactive — adjective Less than normally active. Syn: hypoactive Ant: overactive … Wiktionary
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