hyper-

antonym: hypo-
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Prefix meaning above or excessive: when used with the suffix "-emia" refers to blood and with the suffix "-uria" refers to urine, for example, "hyperbilirubinemia".
See: hypo-
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1238 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'hyper-' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15787 RIS BibTex EndNote
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