Hyper is a prefix that means excess or over. Hyper is commonly found in medicine to explain items of excess such as hyperhydration or hyperacidity. It is also seen in science with terms such as hypertension or hyperthyroidism. Here is short list of words with the prefix hyper that are commonly used.
hyperacid
hyperacute
hyperaesthesia
hyperalert
hyperbola
hypercalcemia
hypercatabolism
hypercautious
hypercharge
hypercivilized
hyperconscious
hypercritic
hypercube
hyperefficient
hyperemia
hyperemotional
hyperexcretion
hyperfine
hyperfunction
hyperglycemia
hyperinflation
hyperintellectual
hyperinvolution
hyperlink
hyperlipemia
hypermanic
hypermasculine
hypermedia
hypermeter
hypermnesia
hypermodern
hypermutable
hyperope
hyperparasite
hyperparasitism
hyperpituitarism
hyperplane
hyperpnea
hyperpolarizes
hyperproduction
hyperpure
hyperpyrexia
hyperreactor
hyperromantic
hypersaline
hypersensitive
hypersexual
hyperspace
hyperstimulation
hypertension
hypertext
hypertonia
hypertrophic
hypervigilant
Here is a look at some of the most commonly used negative prefixes in the english langage. From ‘dis’ to ‘un,’ many of these prefixes have their own meaning.
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