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

ˌhī-pər-in-ˈten(t)-sə-tē 

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

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

hyperintense

adjective

hy·​per·​in·​tense -in-ˈten(t)s 

: appearing as a bright or white spot or region in images of the brain (such as those produced by MRI)

hyperintense lesions

hyperintensity

-in-ˈten(t)-sət-ē 

noun

plural hyperintensities

They used an M.R.I. scan to measure brain volume and white matter hyperintensities, a radiological finding indicative of vascular damage.

—Nicholas Bakalar, The New York Times