hypermotility

9.9

Too fast or strong movement of the intestines that causes problems

noun
/ˌhaɪpərməˈtɪləti/

Specialized

: hipermotilidad

Symptoms like diarrhea may be caused by hypermotility of the intestines.

Examples

The doctor diagnosed the patient with hypermotility after observing rapid bowel movements.
The patient suffers from hypermotility of the intestines.
Chronic hypermotility can lead to nutrient malabsorption in some cases.
Many people are unaware of hypermotility as a condition.
Chronic hypermotility can lead to nutrient malabsorption in some cases.
Symptoms like diarrhea may be caused by hypermotility of the intestines.
The doctor diagnosed the patient with hypermotility after observing rapid bowel movements.

How Motile

hypermotility

Specialized

9.9

normality

13 3.5

hypofunction

Specialized

1 9.3

Surface Forms

hypermotility singular

hypermotilities plural

Morphology

hypermotility = motility (transparent) = hyper + motility

Adding the productive prefix hyper- to motility yields the meaning 'excessive motility', which straightforwardly matches excessive movement.

Etymology

The word hypermotility breaks into hyper- meaning 'too much' and motility from a root that means 'move', the same root you see in motor. So hypermotility means 'too much movement', usually used for the intestines when they move too fast.