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hypogastric artery |
hypogastric plexus |
hypogastric vein |
hypogastrium |
hypogean |
hypogene
| hypogeous
| hypogeum
| hypoglossal
| hypoglossal nerve
| hypoglycaemia
hypogene
CIDE DICTIONARY
hypogene, a. [Pref. hypo- + the root of Gr. to be born: cf. F. hypogène.].
Formed or crystallized at depths beneath the earth's surface; -- said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose crystallization is believed of have taken place beneath a great thickness of overlying rocks. Opposed to epigene . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hypogene, adj. Geol. produced under the surface of the earth.
Etymology
HYPO- + Gk gen- produce
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