Meaning
prefixhyper-
excessive, above normal
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Terms built from hyper-
12 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 hyper- marked.
hyper- decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The prefix hyper- means “excessive”.
- The root hidr/o means “sweat”.
- The suffix -osis means “condition”.
- Together: Excessive sweating.
- The prefix hyper- means “excessive”.
- The root thyroid/o means “thyroid”.
- The suffix -ism means “condition”.
- Together: Overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- The prefix hyper- means “excessive”.
- The root glyc/o means “sugar”.
- The suffix -emia means “blood condition”.
- Together: Abnormally high blood sugar levels.
Parts that combine with hyper-
Word parts that appear alongside hyper- in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with hyper-, word for word.
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