Meaning

suffix

-emia

blood condition

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Terms built from -emia

8 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -emia marked.

-emia decoded step by step

3 library terms, read one part at a time.

hyperglycemia

  1. The prefix hyper- means “excessive”.
  2. The root glyc/o means “sugar”.
  3. The suffix -emia means “blood condition”.
  4. Together: Abnormally high blood sugar levels.

hypoglycemia

  1. The prefix hypo- means “deficient”.
  2. The root glyc/o means “sugar”.
  3. The suffix -emia means “blood condition”.
  4. Together: Abnormally low blood sugar levels.

polycythemia

  1. The prefix poly- means “many”.
  2. The root cyt/o means “cell”.
  3. The suffix -emia means “blood”.
  4. Together: Abnormal increase in red blood cells.

Parts that combine with -emia

Word parts that appear alongside -emia in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.

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