Greek and Latin Roots, Grades 6–8: Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: hypo

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  1. hypocrisy
    pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
  2. hypodermic
    a piston syringe that is fitted with a needle for injections
  3. hypoglossal
    supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles
  4. hypoglycemia
    abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
  5. hypotension
    abnormally low blood pressure
  6. hypothermia
    subnormal body temperature
  7. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
  8. hypothyroidism
    an underactive thyroid gland
  9. hypoactive
    abnormally inactive
Created on Thu May 02 23:42:12 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 16:12:14 EDT 2024)

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