Hypo Definition
hīpō
hypo, hypos
noun
hypos
A hypodermic syringe.
American Heritage Medicine
Webster's New World
A hypodermic injection.
American Heritage Medicine
Webster's New World
A nervous disorder, especially depression or extreme anxiety focused on one's health.
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Synonyms:
- sodium thiosulfate
- sodium thiosulphate
- hypodermic
- hypodermic syringe
verb
To boost, stimulate, etc. by or as if by a hypodermic injection.
Webster's New World
prefix
Below; beneath; under.
Hypodermic.
American Heritage
Less than normal; deficient.
Hypoesthesia.
American Heritage
In the lowest state of oxidation.
Hypoxanthine.
American Heritage
affix
Under, beneath, below.
Hypodermic.
Webster's New World
Less than, subordinated to.
Hypotaxis.
Webster's New World
Having a lower state of oxidation.
Hypophosphorous acid.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Hypo
Noun
Singular:
hypo
Plural:
hyposOrigin of Hypo
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Greek hupo- from hupo under, beneath upo in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Gr hypo- < hypo, under, less than: see up
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
Short for hypochondria
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Short for hypodermic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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