HYPO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypo mean? 

• HYPO (noun)
  The noun HYPO has 2 senses:

1. a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing

2. a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections

  Familiarity information: HYPO used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

hypo; sodium thiosulfate; sodium thiosulphate

Hypernyms ("hypo" is a kind of...):

fixer; fixing agent (a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hypo; hypodermic; hypodermic syringe

Hypernyms ("hypo" is a kind of...):

syringe (a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids)

Meronyms (parts of "hypo"):

hypodermic needle (a hollow needle)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypo"):

autoinjector (a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid)

 Context examples 

Gross hypo- or aplasia of one or more long bones of one or more limbs.

(Ectromelia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)