hyperintense
adjective
hy·per·in·tense
ˌhī-pər-in-ˈten(t)s
variants
or hyper-intense
1
: extremely or excessively intense
hyperintense focus
We never pushed him to race, having seen too many burnt-out kids with hyperintense parents in the various sports scenes we've been involved with, both as competitors and parents.—
Davis Phinney
2
hyperintense medical
: appearing as a bright or white spot or region in images of the brain (such as those produced by MRI)
hyperintense lesions
hyperintensity
noun
or less commonly hyper-intensity
plural hyperintensities also hyper-intensities
All 10 tracks on the album are overproduced with the hyperintensity of hard rock opuses.
—
Ralph Novak
They used an M.R.I. scan to measure brain volume and white matter hyperintensities, a radiological finding indicative of vascular damage.
—
Nicholas Bakalar
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