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hypopermeability

hypopermeability noun: permeability to a lesser than usual degree.

Noun

hypopermeability (uncountable)

  1. permeability to a lesser than usual degree
    • "This may lead to hypopermeability of the pylorus and diminution of the filling of the bulbus."1922, Teodor Barsony, International Medical and Surgical Survey: Obstetrics and ..., Volume 3, Issue 3

Origin of hypopermeability

From hypo- + permeability.

Questions about hypopermeability

What does hypopermeability mean?
Hypopermeability means permeability to a lesser than usual degree.
What part of speech is hypopermeability?
Hypopermeability is a noun.

Words near hypopermeability in the dictionary

  1. hypoperfusive
  2. hypopericyst
  3. hypopericysts
  4. hypoperistalsis
  5. hypoperistaltic
  6. hypopermeability
  7. hypophagia
  8. hypophagic
  9. hypophalangia
  10. hypophalangial
  11. hypophalangy

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