Definitions for "Hypo"
Sodium hyposulphite, or thiosulphate, a solution of which is used as a bath to wash out the unchanged silver salts in a picture.
Alternate term for Fixer.
Popular name for a fixing agent, derived from an abbreviation of hyposulfite of soda, the misnomer applied to sodium thiosulphate during the 19th century. (see Fix) back to the top
Keywords:  prefix, deficient, beneath, uria, aemia
Decreased. Too little.
Prefix meaning under, deficient: when used with the suffix "-aemia" refers to blood and with the suffix "-uria" refers to urine, for example "hypocalcaemia".
Prefix meaning lower than usual.
Keywords:  sweaty, shaky, hunger, sugar, blurred
(short for hypoglycaemia, too low a level of glucose/sugar in the blood). Occurs when a person with diabetes has injected too much insulin, eaten too little food, had too much alcohol, or has exercised without extra food. Someone experiencing a hypo may feel, nervous, shaky, weak, or sweaty, and have a headache, blurred vision and hunger. Taking small amounts of sugar, sweet juice or food with sugar, will usually help a the person to feel better within 10-15 minutes. See hypo fixes for more.
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar - must be treated!)
Hypoglycaemia, hypoglycaemic. Low blood sugar
Analog, optical, crypanalytic machine built by Eastman-Kodak, during WWII.
a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
Hypochondria.