hypermetamorphosis

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ metamorphosis

Noun

hypermetamorphosis (countable and uncountable, plural hypermetamorphoses)

1. (biology) A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva.

   Synonym: hypermetamorphism

2. (neurology) A neurobehavioral disorder that involves patients grabbing objects in view and starting the appropriate behavior associated with it at an inappropriate time.

   Synonym: utilization behavior

   • 1995, J Millichap, “Kluver-Bucy Syndrome Following Heat Stroke”, in Pediatric Neurolog Briefs:

     The features of Kluver-Bucy syndrome include visual agnosia, hypermetamorphosis (distortion of objects), hypersexuality, language disorder and aphasia, hyperorality, placidity, flat affect, and memory dysfunction.