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The adjective forms of hypotension and hypertension are hypotensive and hypertensive.





  REVIEW OF ETYMOLOGY


                     PREFIX, ROOT, SUFFIX                                              MEANING

    1. eikon                                                  religious image


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    2. klaein                                                 to break

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    3. a-                                                     negative prefix

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    4. theos                                                  God

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    5. gnostos                                                known

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    6. -ism                                                   noun suffix


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    7. -ic                                                    adjective suffix

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    8. gnosis                                                 knowledge

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    9. dia-                                                   through


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  10. pro-                                                    before

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  11. -ate                                                    verb suffix

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  12. -ion                                                    noun suffix for verbs ending in -ate


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  13. -ician                                                  one who; expert
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