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hypo-

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/ˈhaɪpəʊ/UK/ˈhaɪpoʊ/US

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-), combining form of ὑπό (hupó, “under”). Doublet of sub-. Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo-

  1. derived from ὑπο-

Definitions

  1. Below

    Below; beneath; under.

  2. Deficient

    Deficient; less than normal.

  3. Designating oxoacid and oxyanions with a low amount of oxygen.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Having a range which extends from a perfect fourth below the tonic to a perfect fifth…

      Having a range which extends from a perfect fourth below the tonic to a perfect fifth above.

The neighborhood

  • antonymon-antonym(s) of “below”
  • antonymen-antonym(s) of “below”
  • antonymepi-antonym(s) of “below”
  • antonymsuper-antonym(s) of “below”
  • antonymsupra-antonym(s) of “below”
  • antonymsur-antonym(s) of “below”
  • antonymover-antonym(s) of “deficient”
  • antonymhyper-antonym(s) of “deficient”
  • antonymultra-antonym(s) of “deficient”

Derived

hypodermic, hyposulcus, hypothalamus, hypocalcaemia, hypocalcemia, hypoglycaemia, hypoglycemia, hypogonadism, hypophagia, hypopituitarism, hyposplenism, hypotension, hypotensive, hypothermia, hypothyroidism, hypoventilation, hyposulphate

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hypo-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA