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hypo- combining form. noun the part of the stem of an embryo plant beneath the stalks of the cotyledons and directly above the root L19.
hypodigm Taxonomy the material on which the description of a species is based M20.
hypo'diploid adjective & noun (Genetics) (a) adjective having one or a few chromosomes less than the number in a diploid set; containing such cells; (b) noun a hypodiploid individual: M20.
hypo'diploidy noun (Genetics) the condition of being hypodiploid M20.
hypo'dorian adjective & noun (Music) (designating) a mode with a lower range than the Dorian but the same final M17.
hypoeu'tectic adjective (of an alloy of iron) containing less carbon than the 4.3 per cent present in the eutectic composition E20.
hypoeu'tectoid adjective (of steel) containing less carbon than the 0.8 per cent present in the eutectoid composition E20.
hypofunction noun & verb (Medicine) (a) noun diminished or insufficient activity or production in a gland etc.; (b) verb intrans. exhibit hypofunction: E20.
hypo'functional adjective (Medicine) exhibiting hypofunction M20.
hypogamma,globuli'naemia noun (Medicine) an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulins in the blood M20.
hy'pogamous adjective (Anthropology) of or pertaining to hypogamy M20.
hy'pogamy noun (Anthropology) (the custom of) marriage to a person, esp. a husband, of lower social standing M20.
hypogeusia Medicine diminished acuteness of the sense of taste L19.
hypogly'caemia noun (Medicine) an abnormally low concentration of sugar in the blood L19.
hypogly'caemic adjective & noun (Medicine) (a) adjective pertaining to or characterized by hypoglycaemia; (of a drug etc.) promoting the reduction of blood-sugar levels; (b) noun a hypoglycaemic person: E20.
hy'pognathous adjective (a) (of a bird or a bird's bill) having the lower mandible longer than the upper; (b) (of an insect) having the head ventral and the mouth directed ventrally: L19.
hypo'gonadal adjective (Medicine) characterized by hypogonadism M20.
hypo'gonadism noun (Medicine) reduction or absence of gonadal activity, esp. of hormone secretion E20.
hypogonadotrophic adjective (Medicine) caused or characterized by a diminished secretion of gonadotrophic hormones M20.
hypoka'laemia noun [mod. Latin kalium potassium] Medicine an abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood M20.
hypoka'laemic adjective (Medicine) characterized by hypokalaemia M20.
hypoki'nesis noun (Medicine) an abnormally reduced amount of muscular or bodily activity L19.
hypoki'netic adjective (Medicine) characterized by hypokinesis L19.
hypolem'niscus noun, pl. -sci, a critical mark in the form of a lemniscus without its upper dot E18.
Zoology the funnel through which a cephalopod expels a jet of water as a means of locomotion L19.
partial or complete absence of hair L19.
hypotrichous adjective (Zoology) designating ciliates belonging to the order Hypotricha of the order Spirotricha, characterized by cilia largely restricted to the ventral surface L19.
hypo'trochoid noun a curve traced by a point on a radius or extended radius of a circle that rolls inside another circle M19.
hypoventi'lation noun a diminished or insufficient exposure of the lungs to oxygen, resulting in a reduced oxygen content or an increased carbon dioxide content of the blood M20.
hypovitami'nosis noun, pl. -noses , Medicine any condition caused by a vitamin deficiency in the diet E20.
hypovo'laemia noun (Medicine) a decreased volume of circulating blood in the body E20.
hypovo'laemic adjective (Medicine) affected or associated with hypovolaemia M20.
hypo'xaemia noun (Medicine) an abnormally low concentration of oxygen in the blood L19.
hypoxanthine noun 6-hydroxypurine, C5H4N4O, an intermediate in the metabolism of purines in animals which also occurs in plant tissues M19.
hy'poxia noun (Medicine) a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues M20.
hy'poxic adjective (Medicine) of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypoxia M20.