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hypos

noun

Meaning

  1. Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid depression.
  2. A hypochondriac.
  3. Sodium thiosulphate, a photographic fixing agent.
  4. A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.
  5. The substance sodium hyposulfite.
  6. A hypodermic syringe.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

hypodermic syringe(English)hypodermic(English)sodium thiosulphate(English)hypoglycaemic(English)hyperemesis(English)tetany(English)postural hypotension(English)hiatus hernia(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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