hyponoun [ C ]
/ˈhaɪ.pəʊ//ˈhaɪ.poʊ/informalhypo noun [ C ] (low blood sugar)
an occasion when the levels of sugar in someone's blood become dangerously low and they feel ill and may eventually become unconscious:
I once helped a diabetic out of a hypo by giving him a sugar lump.
She suffered a hypo attack that made her lose consciousness.
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hypoglycaemia
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- He had never previously had a hypo.
- Her hypos came on without much warning.
- You have to make sure you eat enough to avoid hypos.
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- POEMS syndrome
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hypo noun [ C ] (syringe)
US informal a syringe (= hollow needle) used to inject drugs under somoene's skin. It is short for hypodermic syringe:
Used hypos littered the room.
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- She pricked her finger on a hypo.
- He twisted the hypo, separating the empty, rectangular syringe from the sharp, steel tip.
- She put the hypo away and grabbed her bag.
- He snapped the Tunnel into the hypo and jabbed the needle into his hand.
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Medical & surgical equipment
- autoclave
- bedpan
- cardiograph
- catheterization
- catheterize
- colonoscope
- CPB
- depressor
- drip
- forceps
- iron lung
- MRI
- respirator
- scalpel
- stenting
- stomach pump
- thermometer
- tomography
- tongue depressor
- ultrasound
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