Hypo (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural hy·pos.
  1. a hypodermic syringe or injection.
  2. a stimulus or boost.
verb (used with object)
  1. to administer a hypodermic injection to.
  2. to stimulate by or as if by administering a hypodermic injection.
  3. to increase, boost, or augment: to hypo the car's power by installing a bigger engine.
noun
  1. sodium thiosulfate.
noun Archaic.
  1. hypochondria.
  1. 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).
noun
  1. another name for sodium thiosulphate, esp when used as a fixer in photographic developing
noun plural -pos informal
  1. short for hypodermic syringe
prefix
  1. under, beneath, or below
  2. lower; at a lower point
  3. less than
  4. (in medicine) denoting a deficiency or an abnormally low level
  5. incomplete or partial
  6. indicating that a chemical compound contains an element in a lower oxidation state than usual
prefix
  1. indicating a plagal mode in music
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