hypo

Meaning

Verb

1. (slang) To have a hypoglycaemia attack.
2. To administer a hypodermic injection to.
3. To stimulate or boost, as if by administering a hypodermic injection. (Compare hype.)
4. To stimulate or boost (the economy) by the injection of cash, such as with quantitative easing

Noun

1. (obsolete) Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.
2. (slang) A hypochondriac.
3. (informal) Sodium thiosulfate (also called hyposulfite of soda), a photographic fixing agent.
4. (slang) A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.
5. (slang) A hypodermic syringe or injection.
6. (slang) Hypothecation.
7. (informal) A hypothetical case.
8. (informal) A hypomelanistic snake.

Synonyms

sodium thiosulfate

hypodermic syringe

hypodermic

sodium thiosulphate

hype

hypo-

drug addict

intradermal injection

fixative

fixer

fixing agent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/

Etymology

Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”).