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hypo-. A prefix that means beneath or below, as in hypodermic, below the skin. It also means less than normal, as in hypoglycemia, having a level of sugar in the blood that is less than normal.Translations. prefix that means beneath or below, as in hypodermic, below the skin. It also means less than normal, as in hypoglycemia, having a level of sugar in the blood that is less than normal.
Root Study Ch.33. The two suffixes- phile and -phobia are very nearly opposite in meaning. The suffix -phile is from th Greek word philia meaning friendship. A word ending in -phile indicates someone having great fondness or preference for something. For example, a hippophile (from the Greek hippos, meaning horse, and -phile) is someone who is interested in or fond of horses.