hypo-, hyp-

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

hypodiastole

hypodipsia

A diminished thirst with a consequential reduction of fluid intake.

hypodontia

hypodynamia

hypodynamic

hypoemia

hypoergy

hypoertgia

hypoesthesia

An abnormally low sensitivity to stimuli.

hypoesthetic

Characterized by an abnormally low sensitivity to stimuli.

hypofunction, hypofunctional

1. In medicine, diminished or insufficient activity or production (in a gland or other part of the body).
2. The underactivity of a gland or other bodily organ.
3. Reduced, low, or inadequate function.

hypogaeic

hypogalactia

hypogalactous

hypogamy, hypogamous

The marriage of a woman into a lower caste or into a tribe of lower standing than her own.

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hypo-, hyp-

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

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