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hyp-
variant of hypo- before a vowel: hypalgesia.
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World English Dictionary
| hyp. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| 1. | hypotenuse |
| 2. | hypothetical |
| hyp- | |
| —prefix | |
| a variant of hypo- : hypabyssal | |
| hypo- or (before a vowel) hyp- | |
| —prefix | |
| 1. | under, beneath, or below: hypodermic |
| 2. | lower; at a lower point: hypogastrium |
| 3. | less than: hypoploid |
| 4. | (in medicine) denoting a deficiency or an abnormally low level: hypothyroid; hypoglycaemia |
| 5. | incomplete or partial: hypoplasia |
| 6. | indicating that a chemical compound contains an element in a lower oxidation state than usual: hypochlorous acid |
| [from Greek, from hupo under] | |
| hyp- or (before a vowel) hyp- | |
| —prefix | |
| [from Greek, from hupo under] | |
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Medical Dictionary
hyp- pref.
Variant of hypo-.
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Science Dictionary
| hypo- or hyp-
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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
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For the same reason, the rings of the pro and hyp must point outward.
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