Word Structure

WordHub has a local lexical record for “Hypoxia” with pronunciation and root analysis.

• hyp-

  under, below; less than; deficient

  Forms: hypo, hyp

• ox

  sharp, bitter, quick, acid; a com. form of oxygen

  Forms: ox, oxy

• -ia

  a suffix that forms nouns; state of, condition of, quality of; act of - names of diseases - names of countries - names of chemical alkaloids - names of flowers, from names of the discoverer or the person who introduced the flower - names of classes and orders in botany and zoology - names of collective nouns - names of things relating to something - plurals of Latin and Greek nouns that end with -ion, -ium, -um

  Forms: ia