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1. acro-, comb. form View full entry 1831
...Forming terms relating to height, or to the highest or foremost part of something, as acrocephalic, acrogen, acrolect, acrophobia...
2. adreno-, comb. form View full entry 1909
...Forming terms relating to the adrenal gland or adrenaline (epinephrine)....
3. aeolo-, comb. form View full entry 1830
...Forming the names of (obsolete) musical instruments in which reeds are made to vibrate by air, as aeolodicon, aeolodion, aeolomelodicon, aeolophon, etc....
4. aero-, comb. form View full entry 1865
...With reference to air or the air....
5. agglutino-, comb. form View full entry 1900
...Forming terms relating to agglutination (agglutination7)....
6. agro-, comb. form View full entry 1893
...Forming esp. temporary and nonce-words with the sense ‘of or relating to agriculture’....
7. Americo-, comb. form View full entry 1787
...Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to America’ or ‘both American and —’....
8. arthro-, comb. form View full entry 1837
...Forming terms relating to joints....
9. astro-, comb. form View full entry 1652
...Forming terms relating to stars, other celestial objects, or outer space....
10. auto-, comb. form1 View full entry c1833
...Forming chiefly scientific terms relating to chemical, biological, or organic processes, with the sense ‘originating within or acting on the body or organism in question; self-produced; self-induced’;human activity or behaviour,...
11. carbo-, comb. form View full entry 1813
...Containing, combined with, or involving carbon....
12. crystallo-, comb. form View full entry 1821
...Forming terms relating to glass or crystals....
13. cyto-, comb. form View full entry 1842
...Forming terms with the sense ‘of or relating to a cell or cells’....
14. electro-, comb. form View full entry 1810
...Used, chiefly in scientific and technical contexts, with the senses ‘carried out by electrical means’, ‘involving or utilizing electricity’, ‘relating to electrons or their electric charge’....
15. Euro-, comb. form View full entry 1850
...General uses. (Often spec. with reference to western or continental Europe.)...
16. fluoro-, comb. form View full entry 1840
...Forming words relating to fluorine and fluorides; esp. forming the names of chemical compounds and minerals containing fluorine....
17. guarda-, comb. form View full entry 1602
...stem of Italian guardare and Spanish guardar to guard, used in several combinations (Obs. exc. Hist.)....
18. histo-, comb. form View full entry 1845
...Forming terms relating to the tissues of animals and plants....
19. idio-, comb. form View full entry a1626
...Forming adjectives and nouns with the senses ‘own, personal, private, peculiar, separate, distinct’....
20. immuno-, comb. form View full entry 1900
...Forming terms relating to the combination of immunology with another branch of science or medicine....
