Medical terminology · Numbers and Amounts

hyper- — Above, beyond, excessive

hyper- means above, beyond, excessive. Ancient Greek source words and medical terminology examples: hyperthermia.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Above, beyond, excessive

• Ancient Greek: ὑπέρ (hyper)

Examples and word parts

hyperthermia

An abnormally high body temperature.

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Related numbers and amounts terms

• bi- — Two

  bilateral

• brady- — Slow

  bradycardia

• diplo- — Double

  diplopia

• hemi- — Half

  hemisphere

• homo- — Same

  homogeneous

• hypo- — Under, deficient

  hypothermia

• iso- — Equal, like

  isometric

• macro- — Large, long, big

  macrocyte

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