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hypoenhance

verb

To produce hypoenhancement.

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Meanings

verbhypoenhance (third-person singular simple present hypoenhances, present participle hypoenhancing, simple past and past participle hypoenhanced)

present singular third person hypoenhances · participle present hypoenhancing · participle past hypoenhanced · past hypoenhanced

transitiveTo produce hypoenhancement.
Most (78%) lesions overall hypoenhance compared with background parenchyma.
2019, Jason M. Wagner, Ultrasound
2 more examples
With the exception of subtle perilesional enhancement, the metastases hypoenhance relative to liver in all phases.
2015, Angela D. Levy, Koenraad J. Mortele, Benjamin M. Yeh, Gastrointestinal Imaging, page 424
The enhancement characteristics of a PNET on CT may also have prognostic value, as lesions that hypoenhance on CT scan tend to have worse overall survival than lesions that are isoenhancing or hyperenhancing (5-year survival 54% vs 89% vs 93%).
2016, Nuzhat A. Ahmad, Management of Pancreatic Diseases

Origin

From hypo- + enhance.

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APA

hypoenhance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoenhance

MLA

“hypoenhance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoenhance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypoenhance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoenhance.

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