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hyperactivity  

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  • Hyperactivity is a condition where people become abnormally excitable and exuberant. Although the condition must have existed for thousands of years, the word itself is relatively new, being first used in its present context in the 20th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Hyperactivity]

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