Low means you can eat several servings per day of this food and not go over the suggested daily value for that nutrient. 1  The word low is used to describe fat, calorie, and sodium contents of foods. 2  Low fat means less than or equal to 3g total fat per serving. 3  A low calorie food has 40 calories or less per serving.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Hypo-. a prefix signifying a less quantity, or a low state or degree, of that denoted by the word with which it is joined, or position under or beneath. 2  Hypo-.
Depending on which layer of the skin, it could be subdermal or subcutaneous (Sub: Under, Cutaneous: The skin). The prefix hypo- means below and the dermis is the bottommost laâ¦yer of skin. So the medical term for beneath the skin is hypodermic. 26 people found this useful.