hypo
hypo Lexical Profile
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• noun
A hypodermic needle or syringe, or an injection administered with one (informal).
"The nurse prepared a quick hypo to help alleviate the patient's acute pain."
British An episode of hypoglycemia, especially as experienced by a person with diabetes (informal).
"He always carries glucose tablets in his pocket in case he feels a hypo coming on after exercise."
American A hypothetical situation or question, especially one used in legal education and courtroom argument (informal).
"The law professor posed a complex constitutional hypo to test how the students would apply the precedent."
Sodium thiosulfate (formerly called sodium hyposulfite), a chemical compound used as a photographic fixing agent.
"In traditional darkroom processing, the developed film is immersed in a bath of hypo to make the image permanent and light-resistant."
• verb
American To stimulate, boost, or artificially inflate the interest, sales, or ratings of something (informal).
"The network tried to hypo the show's sweeps-week ratings by bringing in several high-profile guest stars."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the 19th and 20th centuries as an independent clipping of various scientific and medical terms beginning with the Ancient Greek prefix hupo- ('under' or 'beneath'), notably hypodermic, hyposulfite, and hypoglycemia.