underactive
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.dərˈæk.tɪv/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈæk.tɪv/(ofpartof thebody) notworkingas much or aseffectivelyas it should:
不够活跃的，缺乏活力的About 27 millionAmericanshave an overactive or underactivethyroid(= anorganin thefrontof theneck).大约有2700万美国人甲状腺过度活跃或机能低下。
Thispartof thebrainhas beenshownto be underactive inpeoplewho aredepressed.研究表明，抑郁症患者大脑的这一部分活动不足。
- Ifyourthyroidis underactive, you cangainweight.
- I have to take allkindsofhormonereplacements because mythyroidglandis underactive.
- Using a newbrainimagingtechnique, they haveidentifiedakeyareaof thebrainthat is underactive inchildrenwithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(ADHD).
- For an underactivebladder, thepatientmay beplacedon abladderroutinewithfluidintakeandoutputadjusted.
- People may have an underactiveimmunesystemdueto aconditionpresentfrombirth,certaindiseases, ortreatmentwithcertainmedicines(eg immunosuppressants,chemotherapy).
General bodily disorders
- add
- ADHD
- albinism
- anal fissure
- bloodshot
- congestion
- dicky
- dysfunction
- foam
- heat exhaustion
- infarction
- non-systemic
- oedema
- overactive
- procidentia
- prolapsed
- rheumatic
- rupture
- scurvy
- systemic