Verified corpus entry
hypoglycemia
Reading order
Morphology rail
Construction: Prefix hypo-, below or deficient; Combining form glyc/o, sugar; Suffix -emia, blood condition; reconstructs hypoglycemia.
- 01PRE / Prefix
hypo-
Surface: hypo
below or deficient
- 02C/F / Combining form
glyc/o
Surface: glyc
sugar
Combining vowel o is dropped before the next part.
- 03SUF / Suffix
-emia
Surface: emia
blood condition
hypoglycemia
Verified entry
This primary analysis is authored in the local corpus. It is a terminology record, not medical advice.
Corpus context
Authored note
A word-part teaching record showing the dropped combining vowel.
Reference paths
Parts and related terms
- hypo- — below or deficient
- glyc/o — sugar
- -emia — blood condition
- contrast hyperglycemia
Provenance
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Source 1
Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 1 - Identifying Word Parts
National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing
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Source 2
Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
National Library of Medicine, NIH
External link to medlineplus.gov; opens in a new tab.
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