hypo-
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hypo- /ˈhʌɪpəʊ/ (also hyp- before a vowel)
▶prefix
- 1 under: hypodermic.
■ below normal: hypoglycaemia.
- 2 slightly: hypomanic.
- 3 Chemistry containing an element with an unusually low valency: hypochlorous.
– origin from Gk hupo ‘under’.
'hypo-' also found in these Oxford entries:
hyp-
- hypaesthesia
- hypo
- hypo
- hypo
- hypo-allergenic
- hypochlorous acid
- hypocotyl
- hypodermic
- hypogene
- hypoglossal nerves
- hypoglycaemia
- hypokalaemia
- hypolimnion
- hypothermia
- hypovolaemia
- hypoxaemia
- hypoxia
