overactive

ˌoʊvərˈæktɪv
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Translation of overactive from English into Dutch

Adjective

1.

comparison

more active than usual or expected
overactief te actief
  • His overactive imagination often got him into trouble.Zijn overactieve verbeelding bracht hem vaak in de problemen.
2.

medical

TECH.
functioning at too high a capacity in the body
TECH.
overactief te actief
  • She was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid gland.Bij haar werd een overactieve schildklier vastgesteld.
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Expressions with overactive: examples in English and translations in Dutch

te snel werkende schildklier
Her doctor diagnosed an overactive thyroid after several blood tests.
overactieve blaas
She was diagnosed with an overactive bladder.

Synonyms and analogies of overactive in English

Examples of overactive in a sentence

  • Her overactive thyroid caused health issues.
  • An overactive bladder can cause frequent urination.
  • His overactive imagination kept him awake at night.

Translations of "overactive" in Context ordered by category and frequency

overactieve

Her overactive mind made it hard for her to fall asleep at night.

Door haar overactieve geest kon ze's nachts maar moeilijk in slaap vallen.

My overactive neighbor always makes photo albums of her holidays.

Mijn overactieve buurvrouw maakt tijdens de vakantie al haar fotoboek.

overactief

Someone with an overactive fifth chakra is a bad listener.

Iemand met een overactief vijfde chakra is een slechte luisteraar.

Harmful changes and overactive tissue can thereby be identified quickly and precisely.

Zo kunnen gevaarlijke stoornissen en overactief weefsel snel en nauwkeurig worden herkend.

te actief

If your immune system becomes uncontrolled but overactive, it could start mistaking normal human cells for 'bad' cells and start attacking healthy cells.

Als uw immuunsysteem niet langer gecontroleerd werkt, en te actief wordt, kan het normale humane cellen verwarren met 'slechte' cellen en gaat het gezonde cellen aanvallen.

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overactive: Examples and translations in context

Having an overactive or under active thyroid gland may cause thinning hair.

Hebben op een overactieve of onder actieve schildklier haarverlies kan veroorzaken.

The only problem they said was with her overactive ex-boyfriend.

Volgens hen had ze alleen problemen met haar overactieve ex-vriendje.

Research has shown that this compound inhibits the overactive nervous system.

Onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat dit bestanddeel het overactieve zenuwstelsel remt.

Doctors said the patient's overactive thyroid was causing weight loss.

Artsen zeiden dat de overactieve schildklier van de patiënt het gewichtsverlies veroorzaakte.

Medical research has shown that capsaicinoids inhibit the overactive nervous system.

Door medisch onderzoek is aangetoond dat dit bestanddeel het overactieve zenuwstelsel remt.

Acne develops when overactive sebaceous glands become blocked and infected with acne bacteria.

Acne ontstaat als overactieve talgklieren verstopt raken en geïnfecteerd worden met de acnebacterie.

According to studies, this may be related to an overactive immune system.

Volgens studies, kan dit worden gerelateerd aan een overactieve immuunsysteem.

The only problem they said was with her overactive ex-boyfriend.

Volgens hen had ze alleen problemen met haar overactieve ex-vriendje.

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