Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0146 short lesson, about 20 seconds
hyper-: Excessive
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The idea
The prefix hyper means excessive, above normal, or more than expected.
In practice
Hypertension is blood pressure above the normal range.
Where people slip
A prefix differing by two letters means the opposite.
Your place on the trail
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