Section 17 & 18 Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student

Hyper "above", "over Hypo: "under", "beneath"

hyperacidity(n.)

excessive acidity

hypoacidity(n.)

weak acidity

hyperglycemia (n.)

excess of sugar in the blood

hypoglycemia (n.)

abnormally low level of sugar in the blood

hypertension (n.)

abnormally high blood pressure

hypotension (n.)

low blood pressure

hyperthermia (n.)

especially high fever

hypothermia (n.)

subnormal body temperature

hyperthyroid (adj.)

marked by excessive activity of the thyroid gland

hypothyroid (adj.)

marked by deficient activity of the thyroid gland

hyperactive (adj.)

overactive

hyperbole (n.)

extravagant exaggeration of statement

hypercritical (adj.)

overcritical

hyperemia (n.)

superabundance of blood

hyperopia (n.)

farsightedness

myopia

nearsightedness (antonym for hyperopia)

hypersensitive (adj.)

excessively sensitive

hypertrophy (n.)

excessive growth of a body part

hypodermic (adj.)

injected under skin

hypothesis (n.)

theory assumed as a basis for something

hypothetical (adj.)

assumed without proof of the purpose

hyper

over, above

hypo

under, beneath