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hy·po

1   [hahy-poh] noun, plural hy·pos, verb Informal.
noun
1.
a hypodermic syringe or injection.
2.
a stimulus or boost.
verb (used with object)
3.
to administer a hypodermic injection to.
4.
to stimulate by or as if by administering a hypodermic injection.
5.
to increase, boost, or augment: to hypo the car's power by installing a bigger engine.

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Origin:
by shortening of hypodermic; sense “stimulate” perhaps by association with hype1; see -o
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hy·po

2   [hahy-poh]
noun
sodium thiosulfate.
Origin:
1860–65; shortening of hyposulfite

hy·po

3   [hahy-poh]
noun Archaic.
hypochondria.
Origin:
by shortening

hypo-

 
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).
Also, especially before a vowel, hyp-.

Origin:
< Greek, combining form of hypó under (preposition), below (adv.); cognate with Latin sub (see sub-); compare up

Can be confused: hyper-, hypo-.
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hypo1 (ˈhaɪpəʊ)
 
—n
another name for sodium thiosulphate, esp when used as a fixer in photographic developing
 
[C19: shortened from hyposulphite]

hypo2 (ˈhaɪpəʊ)
 
—n , pl -pos
short for hypodermic syringe

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hypo-
Gk. hypo (prep. and adv.) "under" (see sub-).
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Medical Dictionary

hypo hy·po (hī'pō)
n.

  1. A hypodermic syringe.

  2. A hypodermic injection.

hypo- or hyp-
pref.

  1. Below; beneath; under: hypochondriac.

  2. Less than normal; deficient: hypofunction.

  3. In the lowest state of oxidation: hypoxanthine.

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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
hypo

  1. hypodermic [injection]

  2. sodium hyposulfite

  3. sodium thiosulfate

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