hypo.
Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.
Meaning & usage
Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.
A hypochondriac.
Sodium thiosulfate (also called hyposulfite of soda), a photographic fixing agent.
A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.
A hypodermic syringe or injection.
Hypothecation.
A hypothetical case.
A hypomelanistic snake.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”).
To have a hypoglycaemia attack.
To administer a hypodermic injection to.
To stimulate or boost, as if by administering a hypodermic injection. (Compare hype.)
To stimulate or boost (the economy) by the injection of cash, such as with quantitative easing
Where this word comes from
Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”).
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