hypo
ὑπό (hypo)
means “under, below”
Hypo means under. Hypothermia: heat below normal. Hypodermic needle: under the skin.
Words built on hypo
- hypothermia: body heat dropping below normal (hypo + therm + ia)
- hypodermic: going under the skin, like a needle (hypo + derm + ic)
- hypothesis: an idea 'put under' a test (hypo + thesis)
The Texas version
The 2021 Texas freeze: people got hypothermia, body heat under normal.
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