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hypo

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/

Noun

hypo noun

  1. Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid depression.“1837 Abraham Lincoln: Tell your sister I dont want to hear any more about selling out and moving. That gives me the hypo whenever I think of it. (Letter to Mary S. Owens, May 7. 1837, Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1.”
  2. A hypochondriac.
  3. Sodium thiosulphate, a photographic fixing agent.
  4. A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.

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Word map

hypodermic s…hypodermicsodium thios…aesthesiahypernatremiahyperthyroid…pituitarismhyperpigment…adrenalismeliminatorhypo

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Synonyms

hypodermic syringehypodermicsodium thiosulphateaesthesiahypernatremiahyperthyroidismpituitarismhyperpigmentationadrenalismeliminatorosmolalitysulphitedorianeliminatorsthyroidismhyp.

Associated

tirolfixerhelmethandballtennissodiumalertestateatpassetaustriamidway

Rhymes

typohypo-bi pomai popi popipe otai potype o

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