What it means
The beginning of words for too much or too high. hypertensionhy-per-TEN-shunBlood pressure that stays higher than normal, at or above 130/80 mm Hg by current US guidelines.hyper- above, more than normaltension pressureFull entry is high blood pressure, hyperglycemiahy-per-gly-SEE-mee-uhA blood glucose level above normal, over 100 mg/dL when fasting.hyper- aboveglyc/o sugar-emia in the bloodFull entry is high blood sugar, hyperkalemiahy-per-kuh-LEE-mee-uhA blood potassium level above normal, over 5.0 mEq/L.hyper- abovekal potassium (from its Latin name, kalium)-emia in the bloodFull entry and hypernatremiahy-per-nuh-TREE-mee-uhA blood sodium level above normal, over 145 mEq/L.hyper- abovenatr sodium (from its Latin name, natrium)-emia in the bloodFull entry are high potassium and sodium, hyperthyroidismhy-per-THY-roy-diz-umA condition in which the thyroid gland makes too much thyroid hormone.hyper- above, overthyr/o thyroid gland-ism conditionFull entry is an overactive thyroid and hyperthermiahy-per-THER-mee-uhA body temperature that is higher than normal because the body takes in or makes more heat than it can lose.hyper- abovetherm/o heat-ia conditionFull entry is a body temperature that is too high. Its opposite is hypo-HY-pohA word beginning that means under, below or less than normal.Full entry , which means below or less than normal.
Remember it
Hyper is high, like a hyperactive child bouncing off the walls; hypo is low, like a hypodermic needle going under the skin.
Easy to confuse with
hypo-
A word beginning that means under, below or less than normal.
Related terms
hyperkalemia
A blood potassium level above normal, over 5.0 mEq/L.
hypertension
Blood pressure that stays higher than normal, at or above 130/80 mm Hg by current US guidelines.
hyperglycemia
A blood glucose level above normal, over 100 mg/dL when fasting.
hypo-
A word beginning that means under, below or less than normal.