hypo
noun
[ ˈhʌɪpəʊ ]
• the chemical sodium thiosulphate (formerly called hyposulphite) used as a photographic fixer.
Origin:
mid 19th century: abbreviation of hyposulphite .
hypo
noun
• another term for hypodermic.
Origin:
early 20th century: abbreviation.
hypo
noun
• an attack of hypoglycaemia.
Origin:
1970s: abbreviation.
hypo-
prefix
• under.
• "hypodermic"
Origin:
from Greek hupo ‘under’.
