CLINICAL MEDICINE

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hyper-
A
change
B
above, excessive
C
below, incomplete, deficient, under
D
before
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -: above : beyond : super-: excessively. hypersensitive. : excessive.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hyper-: Prefix meaning high, beyond, excessive, or above normal, as in hyperglycemia (high sugar in the blood) and hypercalcemia (high calcium in the blood). The opposite of hyper-is hypo-.

Detailed explanation-3: -word-forming element meaning “over, above, beyond, ‘’ and often implying “exceedingly, to excess, ‘’ from Greek hyper (prep. and adv.) “over, beyond, overmuch, above measure, ‘’ from PIE root *uper “over."

Detailed explanation-4: -Let’s start from the top: Hyper-is a prefix that means excess or exaggeration, while hypo-is another prefix that means under or beneath.

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