167 The prefix hypo- also means too little,
or low. Therefore, a person with
hypotension has __________ blood
pressure.
hi"po-ten'shun
low
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168 Hyper- is a prefix that is just the
opposite of hypo-. Hyper means
above or high. A person with
hypertension, then, has blood pressure
above the normal or __________
blood pressure.
hi"per-ten'shun
high
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169 Emesis, as you know from lesson 2, is
a word that means vomiting. A word
that means excessive vomiting is
__________ emesis.
hi"per-em'e-sis
hyper
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