hyp-

— see hypo-

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var. of hypo- before a vowel: hypalgesia.

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hyp «hihp», noun.

Archaic. low spirits; depression: »

Belmont was a melancholy place, and I was dying there of hyp! (R. P. Ward).

╂[short for hypochondria]

hyp-,

prefix. the form of hypo- (Cf. ↑hypo-) before vowels, as in hypesthesia.

hyp.,

1. hypotenuse.

2. hypothesis.

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comb. form variant spelling of hypo- shortened before a vowel or h (as in hypesthesia)

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hypo- [ˈhaɪpəʊ] [ˈhaɪpoʊ] (also hyp-) prefix

(in adjectives and nouns) under; below normal

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hypodermic

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hypothermia

compare ↑hyper-

 

Word Origin:

[hypo-] from Greek hupo ‘under’.

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hyp-

the form of hypo- used before a vowel: see the words below.