hyporchema

[ hahy-per-kee-muh ]

/ ˌhaɪ pərˈki mə /

noun, plural hy·por·che·ma·ta [hahy-per-kee-muh-tuh] /ˌhaɪ pərˈki mə tə/.

a lively choral ode sung in ancient Greece in honor of Apollo or Dionysus.

Nearby words

hypopraxia,
hypoproteinemia,
hypoprothrombinemia,
hypoptyalism,
hypopyon,
hyporeflexia,
hyporeninemia,
hyporiboflavinosis,
hyposalivation,
hyposcleral

Origin of hyporchema

1595–1605; < Greek hypórchēma, equivalent to hyp- hyp- + orchē- (variant stem of orcheîsthai to dance with or to music; see orchestra) + -ma neuter noun suffix

Related formshy·por·che·mat·ic

[hahy-per-kee-mat-ik] /ˌhaɪ pər kiˈmæt ɪk/, adjective