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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•po1 /ˈhaɪpoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -pos. [Informal.]- Drugsa hypodermic syringe or injection.
hypo-, prefix. - hypo- is attached to roots and means "under, below:''hypo- + dermic → hypodermic (= under the skin);hypo- + thermia → hypothermia (= heat or temperature below what it should be).
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] hyp-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•po1 (hī′pō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pos, v. [Informal]n. - Drugsa hypodermic syringe or injection.
- a stimulus or boost.
v.t. - Drugsto administer a hypodermic injection to.
- Drugsto 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.
- by shortening of hypodermic; sense "stimulate'' perh. by association with hype1; see -o
hy•po2 (hī′pō),USA pronunciation n. - ChemistrySee sodium thiosulfate.
- shortening of hyposulfite 1860–65
hy•po3 (hī′pō),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]- Psychiatryhypochondria.
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,[esp. before a vowel,] hyp-. - Greek, combining form of hypó under (preposition), below (adverb, adverbial); cognate with Latin sub (see sub-); compare up
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hypo /ˈhaɪpəʊ/ n - another name for sodium thiosulphate, esp when used as a fixer in photographic developing
Etymology: 19th Century: shortened from hyposulphite hypo /ˈhaɪpəʊ/ n ( pl -pos) informal - short for hypodermic syringe
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hypo-, (before a vowel)hyp- prefix - 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
Etymology: from Greek, from hupo under |