hypo- / hyp-
under, below, slightly
Greek · hypo (ὑπό)
Greek hypo means under, below, or slightly. It is the opposite of hyper-: hypothermia (too little heat), hypotension (low pressure), hypodermic (under the skin), hypocrite (acting under a mask).
Memory trick
hypo- is a hippo submerged: most of it lies under the surface.
Words from this root
- hypothermia (hypo + thermia) — dangerously low body temperatureअल्पताप
- hypocrite (hypo + crite) — a person who pretends to be betterपाखंडी
- hypothesis (hypo + thesis) — an idea placed under a testपरिकल्पना
- hypodermic (hypo + dermic) — under the skinत्वचा के नीचे का
- hypoglycemia (hypo + glycemia) — too little sugar in the bloodरक्त में बहुत कम शुगर
- hypotension (hypo + tension) — abnormally low blood pressureनिम्न रक्तचाप
- hypochondria (hypo + chondria) — anxiety about imaginary illnessबीमारी का वहम
- hypotenuse (hypo + tenuse) — the side stretched under a right angleकर्ण
- hypothetical (hypo + thetical) — based on an idea not yet provedकाल्पनिक
- hypoallergenic (hypo + allergenic) — less likely to cause allergyएलर्जी कम करने वाला
- hypocrisy (hypo + crisy) — pretending to have good beliefsपाखंड