hypo-, hyp-
(Greek: under, below, beneath; less than; too little; deficient, diminished; used as a prefix)
hypolipoproteinemia
Decreased levels of a lipoprotein in the serum.
hypoliposis
Presence of an abnormally small amount of fat in the tissues.
hypolithic
Growing under rocks.
hypologia
Lack of the ability to speak.
hypomagma
Relatively immobile, viscous lava that forms at depths beneath a shield volcano, and is under saturated with gases, and initiates volcanic activity.
hypomania
hypomania, hypomaniac
A minor form of mania characterized by elation and a feeling of well-being together with quickness of thought. An abnormality of mood resembling mania (persistent elevated or expansive mood, hyperactivity, inflated self-esteem, etc.) but of lesser intensity.
hypomastia, hypomazia
Atrophy (decrease in size) or congenital smallness of the breasts.
hypomazia
hypomenorrhea
Diminution (decreasing or reducing) of the flow or a shortening of the duration of menstruation.
hypomnesia, hypomnesis, hypomnestic
1. A condition of having a weakened memory.
2. Abnormally poor memory of the past.
hypomorph
1. A person whose standing height is short in proportion to the sitting height, owing to shortness of limb.
2. A mutant gene that shows only a partial reduction in the activity it influences.
hypomotility
hypomyotonia
hyponastic
An organ that curves upwards because the ventral surface grows more rapidly.
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