- hypsi-
- hypsi- prefix meaning "on high," from Gk. hypsi "aloft, on high," related to hypsos "height;" cognate with Skt. os "above, over," O.C.S. vysoku "high."
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hypsi-, hypso- — High, height. [G. hypsos, height] … Medical dictionary
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hyps- — combining form or hypsi or hypso Etymology: in sense 1, from Greek, from hypsos; in sense 2, from Greek, from hypsi; Greek hypsos & Greek hypsi akin to Greek hypo under more at … Useful english dictionary
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hypsiconchous — Having a high orbit, with an orbital index above 85. [hypsi + G. konchos, a shell, the upper part of the skull] * * * hyp·si·con·chous (hip″sĭ kongґkəs) [hypsi + concha + ous] having an orbital index over 85 … Medical dictionary
hypsistaphylia — A condition in which the palate is high and narrow. [hypsi + G. staphyle, uvula] * * * hyp·si·sta·phyl·ia (hip″sĭ stə filґe ə) [hypsi + staphyl + ia] a condition characterized by an unusually high arched, narrow palate … Medical dictionary
