pseudo-

• pseudocystpseudo·cyst

  1. Prefixpseudo-false
  2. +Rootcyst/ourinary bladder; sac

  a fluid-filled sac, often after pancreatitis, that looks like a cyst but lacks a true cyst's cell lining

• pseudohyponatremiapseudo·hypo·natr·emia

  1. Prefixpseudo-false
  2. +Prefixhypo-below normal, deficient, under
  3. +Rootnatr/osodium
  4. +Suffix-emiablood condition, in the blood

  a falsely low sodium result caused by very high blood fats or proteins in the sample, not a true sodium shortage · UK spelling: pseudohyponatraemia

• pseudohypertrophypseudo·hyper·trophy

  1. Prefixpseudo-false
  2. +Prefixhyper-above normal, excessive
  3. +Suffix-trophynourishment, development, growth

  enlargement of a muscle by fat and other tissue rather than muscle growth, as in the calves in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

• pseudohyperkalemiapseudo·hyper·kal·emia

  1. Prefixpseudo-false
  2. +Prefixhyper-above normal, excessive
  3. +Rootkal/ipotassium
  4. +Suffix-emiablood condition, in the blood

  a falsely high potassium result, most often because red blood cells burst in the blood sample · UK spelling: pseudohyperkalaemia

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
• 1.3: Common Prefixes
• pseudo- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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