Meaning

Extreme concentration; a very large amount of concentration..

Example Sentences

Hypoconcentration is relatively rare; hyperconcentration is fairly frequent in disease, especially in cases of cardiorenal insufficiency.

The hyperconcentration of the blood, the increase in the number of red corpuscles, indicate the diminution of humor.

A further study along that line was particularly instructive, for we found we could take a tooth structure, dry it in the presence of sulphuric acid for a certain number of days, so it came to a fixed point of water content, and then by putting it in a solution that was of hyperconcentration or hypoconcentration in certain ions, we could change the weight. It has always seemed probable to me that part of this problem has to do with certain solvent factors in the saliva.

It is claimed that renal calculi, while they may be secondary to pyronephrosis, are never secondary to hydronephrosis, since the hydronephrotic kidney has permanently lost its power of hyperconcentration.

Eserine and strophanthin favor anaphylaxis by inhibiting cholinesterase, whereby a greater concentration of acetylcholine in the tissues accumulates. Atropine in higher doses blocks anaphylaxis by blocking the cells of the terminal organs. Adrenalin in small doses favors anaphylaxis and blocks it in large doses. A hyperconcentration of acetylcholine and, secondarily, of adrenalin precursor accompany anaphylaxis.

The hyperconcentration of authority in the most revered teachers of Tibetan Buddhism lends itself to abuse, said Lama Tsultrim Allione, one of the first American women to be ordained a Tibetan Buddhist nun and a former member of Chögyam Trungpa’s group who knew the Sakyong when he was a child.

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• hyperconcentrations

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