Medical Terminology / Unit 13 MedTerm 0871 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Hyperthyroidism
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The idea
Hyperthyroidism is a condition of excessive thyroid gland activity.
In practice
The prefix hyper, root thyroid, and suffix ism build the term.
Where people slip
The suffix ism names the condition of the gland's activity, not the gland itself.
Your place on the trail
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