Meaning of HYPO
| Pronunciation: | | 'hIpow
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- [n] a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
- [n] a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
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| | Synonyms: | | hypodermic, hypodermic syringe, sodium thiosulfate, sodium thiosulphate |
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| | See Also: | | fixer, fixing agent, hypodermic needle, syringe | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Hy"po-\ [Gr. ? under, beneath; akin to L. sub. See
{Sub-}.]
1. A prefix signifying a less quantity, or a low state or
degree, of that denoted by the word with which it is
joined, or position under or beneath.
2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting that the element to the name of
which it is prefixed enters with a low valence, or in a
low state of oxidization, usually the lowest, into the
compounds indicated; as, hyposulphurous acid.
\Hy"po\, n.
Hypochondria. [Colloq.]
\Hy"po\, n. [Abbrev. from hyposulphite.] (Photog.)
Sodium hyposulphite, or thiosulphate, a solution of which is
used as a bath to wash out the unchanged silver salts in a
picture. [Colloq.]
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Prefix meaning inadequate or insufficient. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A prefix which indicates that the word has to do with below, under, less, deficient, too little, low, etc. Hypo- is the opposite of the prefix hyper-. |
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