hypo- en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhaɪpoʊ/ (General-American)
- /ˈhaɪpəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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-
Meanings
- (morpheme) Below; beneath; under.
- (morpheme) Deficient; less than normal.
- (morpheme) Designating oxoacid and oxyanions with a low amount of oxygen.
- (morpheme, of a mode) Having a range which extends from a perfect fourth below the tonic to a perfect fifth above.
Antonyms
hyper- (antonym(s) of “deficient”) · en- (antonym(s) of “below”) · supra- (antonym(s) of “below”) · sur- (antonym(s) of “below”) · super- (antonym(s) of “below”) · ultra- (antonym(s) of “deficient”) · hyper- · epi- (antonym(s) of “below”) · over- (antonym(s) of “deficient”) · per- · on- (antonym(s) of “below”)
Deriveds
hypopituitarism (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hypotensive (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hyposulcus (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the anatomical sense) · hyposulphate (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the chemical sense) · hypoglycaemia (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hypotension (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hyposplenism (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hypocalcaemia (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hypocalcemia (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hypoventilation (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hypoglycemia (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hypothalamus (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the anatomical sense) · hypogonadism (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hypothyroidism (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hypothermia (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hypophagia (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense) · hypodermic (Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the anatomical sense)
Synonyms
under- (deficient) · sub- · under- (below) · sub- · dys- (deficient) · mal- (deficient) · sub- (below) · infra- (below)
Translations (32)
io hipo- (medical sense) · ca hipo- (medical sense) · eo hipo- (chemical sense) · ca hipo- (chemical sense) · eo hipo- (medical sense) · pl hipo- (chemical sense) · eo hipo- (anatomical sense) · el υπο- (anatomical sense) · hi उन- (chemical sense) · pt hipo- (anatomical sense) · ia hypo- (chemical sense) · ia hypo- (anatomical sense) · pt hipo- (chemical sense) · el υπο- (chemical sense) · pl hipo- (anatomical sense) · pt hipo- (medical sense) · de hypo- (medical sense) · gl hipo- (medical sense) · it ipo- (anatomical sense) · cmn 低 (medical sense) · io hipo- (chemical sense) · gl hipo- (chemical sense) · it ipo- (medical sense) · io hipo- (anatomical sense) · el υπο- (medical sense) · pl hipo- (medical sense) · it ipo- (chemical sense) · de hypo- (anatomical sense) · ca hipo- (anatomical sense) · gl hipo- (anatomical sense) · de hypo- (chemical sense) · ia hypo- (medical sense)