hypo
Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/
The English word “hypo” has 12 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
verb
- 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
Etymology
Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”).
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