hypos
Shots, for short
Hypos is the plural of hypo, a clipping with several applications.
In medicine, a hypo is a hypodermic needle or injection: The nurse prepared the hypo.
In photography, hypo is sodium thiosulfate, used as a fixing agent.
Among diabetics, a hypo is an episode of hypoglycemia—dangerously low blood sugar: She keeps glucose tablets handy in case she has a hypo.
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- low-sugarHaving little sweetness
- glucagonPancreatic blood-sugar raiser
dextrose · emergency · symptoms · shakiness · sweating · confusion · treatment · monitoring
Proposed explanations to test
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- suppositionBelief without proof
- postulationAssuming something as given
assumption · prediction · proposition · thesis · premise · speculation · inference · guesswork
insulin
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- low-sugarHaving little sweetness
glucagon · dextrose · emergency · symptoms · shakiness · sweating · confusion · treatment · monitoring · snack
hypotheses
Proposed explanations to test
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- suppositionBelief without proof
postulation · assumption · prediction · proposition · thesis · premise · speculation · inference · guesswork · testable
- bar prepbar review, state bar, MBE, pass rates, practice tests
- working hypothesisTestable assumption guiding inquiry
- hypodermic needleHollow point for injections
- hypothetically speaking
- hypothetical scenarioImagined situation for reasoning
- hypodermic syringeNeedle for subcutaneous delivery
- continuum hypothesisClaim about cardinal sizes
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