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hypo
1[ hahy-poh ]
verb (used with object)
- to administer a hypodermic injection to.
- to stimulate by or as if by administering a hypodermic injection.
- to increase, boost, or augment:
to hypo the car's power by installing a bigger engine.
hypo
2[ hahy-poh ]
noun
hypo
3[ hahy-poh ]
noun
Archaic.
hypo-
4- a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “under” ( hypostasis ); on this model used, especially as opposed to hyper-, in the formation of compound words ( hypothyroid ).
hypo-
1prefix
- under, beneath, or below
hypodermic
- lower; at a lower point
hypogastrium
- less than
hypoploid
- (in medicine) denoting a deficiency or an abnormally low level
hypothyroid
hypoglycaemia
- incomplete or partial
hypoplasia
- indicating that a chemical compound contains an element in a lower oxidation state than usual
hypochlorous acid
Hypo-
2prefix
- indicating a plagal mode in music
Hypodorian
hypo
3/ ˈɪəʊ /
noun
- another name for sodium thiosulphate, esp when used as a fixer in photographic developing
hypo
4/ ˈɪəʊ /
noun
- short for hypodermic syringe
–
- A prefix that means “beneath“ or “below,” as in hypodermic, below the skin. It also means “less than normal,” especially in medical terms like hypoglycemia. In the names of chemical compounds, it means “at the lowest state of oxidation,” as in sodium hypochlorite.
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hypo1
First recorded in 1900–05; by shortening of hypodermic; sense “stimulate” perhaps by association with hype 1; -o
Origin of hypo2
First recorded in 1855–60; shortening of hyposulfite
Origin of hypo3
First recorded in 1700–10; by shortening
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hypo1
from Greek, from hupo under
Origin of hypo2
from Greek: beneath (it lies a fourth below the corresponding authentic mode)
Origin of hypo3
C19: shortened from hyposulphite
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