hypo-, hyp-

(Greek: under, below, beneath; less than; too little; deficient, diminished; used as a prefix)

hypophoria

A tendency of the visual axis of one eye to deviate downward, prevented by binocular vision.

hypophotesthesia

A decreased sensitivity to light.

hypophrasia

Slowness or lack of speech associated with a psychosis or brain injury.

hypophyllous

hypophysis (s), hypophyses (pl)

1. An undergrowth.
2. The pituitary body or gland.

hypoplankton, hypoplanktonic

Plankton found in the layer of water directly above the bottom of the ocean.

hypoplasia

hypoplastic

hypopnea

Breathing that is shallower, and/or slower, than normal.

hypopodium

hypoptyalism

1. Decreased or reduced secretion of saliva.
2. Abnormally decreased salivation, as in xerostomia; also termed, hyposalivation and hyposialosis.

hypopygial, hypopygium

In entomology, situated under the end of the adomen.

hyporchidism

Decreased internal secretion of the testicles.

hyporrhined

Under the nose; moustached.

hyposarca

Extreme anasarca (effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin) of the subcutaneous connective tissue.

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(Greek: under, below, beneath; less than; too little; deficient, diminished; used as a prefix)

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