Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0147 short lesson, about 20 seconds
hypo-: Deficient
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The idea
The prefix hypo means deficient, below normal, or under.
In practice
Hypoglycemia is blood sugar below the normal range.
Where people slip
Hyper and hypo are the most consequential look-alike pair in the language. They reverse the finding.
Your place on the trail
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