hypo-, hyp-
(Greek: under, below, beneath; less than; too little; deficient, diminished; used as a prefix)
panhypopituitarism
Defective or absent function of the entire pituitary gland.
photohyponasty, photohyponastic, photohyponastically
1. Excessive growth caused by the action of light.
2. Hyponasty which is the result of exposure to intense light following an arrest of growth.
2. Hyponasty which is the result of exposure to intense light following an arrest of growth.
planktohyponeuston
1. Organisms that accumulate near the surface of water at night but live at lower levels during the day.
2. Aquatic organisms which gather near the surface at night but spend their days in the main water mass.
2. Aquatic organisms which gather near the surface at night but spend their days in the main water mass.
A reduced perception of touch: "Mindy was experiencing tactile hypoesthesia or numbness in her feet after the operation on her cracked vertebrae."
thermhypesthesia, thermohypesthesia, thermohypoesthesia
1. Decrease in the normal sensitiveness to heat.
2. Diminished sensitivity to hot or cold stimuli.
2. Diminished sensitivity to hot or cold stimuli.
thermohypesthesia, thermohypaesthesia
Diminished sensibility to heat stimuli including high temperatures.
thermohypoesthesia
Diminished sensibility to heat stimuli.
vasohypotonic
Relating to reduced arteriolar (smallest divisions of the arteries) tension or vasodilation (increase in the internal diameter of a blood vesse).
