hypo

1
[ hahy-poh ]
/ ˈhaɪ poʊ /
Informal.

noun, plural hy·pos.

a hypodermic syringe or injection.
a stimulus or boost.

verb (used with object)

to administer a hypodermic injection to.
to 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.

Origin of hypo

1
by shortening of hypodermic; sense “stimulate” perhaps by association with hype1; see -o

Words nearby hypo

hypnotherapy, hypnotic, hypnotism, hypnotist, hypnotize, hypo, hypo-, hypoacidity, hypoacusis, hypoadenia, hypoadrenalism

Definition for hypo (2 of 4)

hypo 2
[ hahy-poh ]
/ ˈhaɪ poʊ /

noun

sodium thiosulfate.

Origin of hypo

2
First recorded in 1860–65; shortening of hyposulfite

Definition for hypo (3 of 4)

hypo 3
[ hahy-poh ]
/ ˈhaɪ poʊ /

noun Archaic.

hypochondria.

Origin of hypo

3
by shortening

Definition for hypo (4 of 4)

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 especially before a vowel, hyp-.

Origin of hypo-

< Greek, combining form of hypó under (preposition), below (adv.); cognate with Latin sub (see sub-); cf. up

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hypo-

hyper- hypo-

Example sentences from the Web for hypo

British Dictionary definitions for hypo (1 of 4)

hypo 1
/ (ˈhaɪpəʊ) /

noun

another name for sodium thiosulphate, esp when used as a fixer in photographic developing

Word Origin for hypo

C19: shortened from hyposulphite

British Dictionary definitions for hypo (2 of 4)

hypo 2
/ (ˈhaɪpəʊ) /

noun plural -pos informal

short for hypodermic syringe

British Dictionary definitions for hypo (3 of 4)

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
incomplete or partial hypoplasia
indicating that a chemical compound contains an element in a lower oxidation state than usual hypochlorous acid

Word Origin for hypo-

from Greek, from hupo under

British Dictionary definitions for hypo (4 of 4)

Hypo-

prefix

indicating a plagal mode in music Hypodorian

Word Origin for Hypo-

from Greek: beneath (it lies a fourth below the corresponding authentic mode)

Medical definitions for hypo (1 of 2)

hypo
[ hī′pō ]

n.

A hypodermic syringe.
A hypodermic injection.

Medical definitions for hypo (2 of 2)

hypo-

pref.

Below; beneath; under:hypochondriac.
Less than normal; deficient:hypofunction.
In the lowest state of oxidation:hypoxanthine.

Scientific definitions for hypo

hypo-
hyp-

A prefix that means “beneath“ or “below,” as in hypodermic, below the skin. It also means “less than normal,” especially in medical terms like hypoglycemia. In the names of chemical compounds, it means “at the lowest state of oxidation,” as in sodium hypochlorite.