PHX Stories. Take it from a local. Greater Phoenix writers share their thoughts about the cityâand how to spend quality time in itâin the hope their stories will inspire your travel ideas. In search of tangible things in a digital age, a local writer finds where to ditch screens and go old school in Central Phoenix.
1 For example, hypocalcemia is low calcium in the blood and hyposensitivity is undersensitivity. 2  The opposite of hypo-is hyper-. 3  iatr-: Prefix relating to a physician or medicine. 4  From the Greek word iatros meaning physician (healer).
The prefix derives from the Greek word hyper, meaning simply over. Hypo-, on the other hand, means under, defective or inadequate, as in such words as hypodermic (under the skin) or hypoallergenic (specially formulated to minimize the risk of an allergic reaction).This, too, derives from the Greek: hypo, meaning under.yper-means over, excessive, more than normal, as in such words as hyperbole (extravagant and obvious exaggeration) and hyperactive (abnormally or pathologically active).