English

hyperreflexia

From hyper- + reflex + -ia.

Formed from hyper- + reflex + -ia

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Latin flectō ‘to bend, curve or bow’

Late Latin reflectō ‘to bend back’

Late Latin reflexus ‘turned back or away, reflected’

Today it means

noun Overactive or overresponsive reflexes.

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Etymograph / hyperreflexia