hypo-, hyp-
(Greek: under, below, beneath; less than; too little; deficient, diminished; used as a prefix)
hypofunction, hypofunctional
1. In medicine, diminished or insufficient activity or production (in a gland or other part of the body).
2. The underactivity of a gland or other bodily organ.
3. Reduced, low, or inadequate function.
2. The underactivity of a gland or other bodily organ.
3. Reduced, low, or inadequate function.
hypogaeic
hypogalactia
hypogalactous
hypogamy, hypogamous
The marriage of a woman into a lower caste or into a tribe of lower standing than her own.
hypogastric
hypogastrium
hypogeal
hypogean
A plant that lives primarily beneath the surface of the ground, or that germinates with the cotyledons remaining in the soil; such as the peanut or oak.
hypogeiody
hypogeous
1. Happening or living below ground.
2. Living or germinating below the soil surface.
2. Living or germinating below the soil surface.
A loss of taste perception: The famous chef lived in dread that he might acquire hypogeusesthesia and be unable to taste the food he prepares.
hypogeusia (high poh GYOO see uh)
Blunting the sense of taste or a diminished acuteness of the sense of taste.
hypoglossal
1. Beneath, or on, the underside of the tongue.
2. Relating to or involving the hypoglossal nerve.
3. Situated under, or relating to, the area under the tongue.
2. Relating to or involving the hypoglossal nerve.
3. Situated under, or relating to, the area under the tongue.
hypoglossally
Located below, or under, the tongue.
