Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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myc- 35<br />
nephel-<br />
myc- or myco- combining form NL, irreg. fr. Gk myks fungus,<br />
mushroom akin to Gk myxa lampwick, nasal mucus : fungus<br />
mycelium mycobiota mycogenetic mycology<br />
mycosis specif : mushroom mycophile<br />
-myces n combining form NL, fr. Gk myks : fungus<br />
Actinomyces Phycomyces<br />
mycet- or myceto- combining form ISV, fr. Gk mykt-, myks<br />
more at - : fungus mycetocolous mycetogenetic<br />
mycetoma Mycetozoa<br />
-mycete n combining form - NL -mycetes : fungus<br />
micromycete<br />
-mycetes n pl combining form NL, fr. Gk myktes, pl. <strong>of</strong><br />
mykt-, myks fungus, mushroom more at - : fungi <br />
chiefly in names <strong>of</strong> classes <strong>and</strong> subclasses Ascomycetes<br />
Schizomycetes<br />
-mycin n combining form - ISV myc- + -in : substance<br />
obtained from a fungus carbomycin erythromycin<br />
myel- or myelo- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. myelos, fr. mys<br />
mouse, muscle : marrow myelin myelocyte: as a :bone<br />
marrow myelogenous b : spinal cord myelencephalon<br />
myelocele<br />
-myelia n combining form - NL, fr. myel- + -ia : a specified<br />
condition <strong>of</strong> the spinal cord hematomyelia<br />
myelino- combining form NL, fr. ISV myelin : myelin myelinoclasis<br />
myelinoclastic myelinogenesis myelinogenetic<br />
myi- or myio- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. myia : fly<br />
Myiarchus<br />
-myia n combining form - NL, fr. Gk myia : fly anthomyia<br />
Cephenomyia<br />
myl- or mylo- combining form NL, fr. Gk, mill, molar, fr. myl<br />
: molar mylohyoid<br />
myom- or myomo- combining form NL myoma : myoma<br />
myomectomy myomohysterectomy myomotomy<br />
myri- or myrio- combining form Gk, fr. myrios : indefinitely<br />
numerous : countless myriophyllous Myriophyllum<br />
myriosporous<br />
myria- combining form F, fr. Gk myrios 1 : ten thous<strong>and</strong><br />
myriacoulomb esp. in terms belonging to the metric system<br />
myriagram myrialiter 2 : indefinitely numerous<br />
: - Myriapoda<br />
myring- or myringo- combining form NL, fr. myringa<br />
: myringa myringodermatitis myringoscope myringotomy<br />
myrmec- or myrmeco- combining form Gk myrmk-,<br />
myrmko-, fr. myrmk-, myrmx : ant Myrmecia<br />
Myrmecophyte myrmecology myrmecophobic<br />
-mys n combining form NL, fr. Gk mys : mouse : mouselike<br />
creature in generic names in zoology Cynomys<br />
Phascolomys<br />
mystico- combining form mystic : mystical <strong>and</strong> mysticoallegoric<br />
mythico- combining form mythical : mythical <strong>and</strong> mythicohistorical<br />
mythicoromantic<br />
myx- or myxo- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. myxa lampwick,<br />
nasal slime 1 : mucus : slime myxadenitis myxocyte<br />
myxoma Myxomycetes 2 : myxoma myx<strong>of</strong>ibroma<br />
myxosarcoma<br />
-myxa n combining form, pl -myxa NL, fr. Gk myxa lampwick,<br />
nasal slime : one or ones consisting <strong>of</strong> or resembling slime <br />
in taxonomic names esp. in protozoology Chlamydomyxa<br />
Proteomyxa<br />
-myza or -myzon n combining form NL, fr. Gk myzein, myzan<br />
to suck akin to Gk mydan to be damp : one that sucks or<br />
feeds by suction in generic names in zoology Petromyzon<br />
Agromyza<br />
myzo- combining form NL, fr. Gk myzan, myzein to suck<br />
: sucking : sucker myzodendron Myzorhynchus<br />
nan- or nano- combining form F, fr. L nanus dwarf, fr. Gk<br />
nanos, nannos prob. akin to Gk nanna, nenna female relative,<br />
aunt : dwarf nanocephaly nanoid nanosomia<br />
nann- or nanno- combining form NL, fr. Gk nann-, fr. nannos,<br />
nanos more at - : dwarf Nannippus nannocephaly<br />
nano- combining form ISV, fr. L nanus dwarf more at -<br />
: one billionth 10 − part <strong>of</strong> nanosecond<br />
naphth- or naphtho- also naphtha- combining form ISV, fr.<br />
naphtha naphthaline 1 :naphtha naphthene naphthyl<br />
2 a : related to naphthalene : naphthoic acid naphthoquinone<br />
naphthamide b :naphthol naphthoxide<br />
narc- or narco- combining form ME nark-, fr. MF narc-, fr.<br />
ML, fr. Gk nark-, fr. narkoun to benumb 1 :numbness : stupor<br />
narcohypnia 2 :narcosis : narcotic narcoma narcohypnosis<br />
narcoanesthesia : narcotic <strong>and</strong> narcostimulant<br />
3 : deep sleep narcolepsy 4 : electric ray Narcacion<br />
Narcobatus 5 :aided by drugs narcodiagnosis narcohypnosis<br />
6 :<strong>of</strong> or relating to illegal narcotics narcotrafficking<br />
nas- or naso- also nasi- combining form L nasus nose 1 :nose<br />
: nasal nasicorn nasitis nasology nasoscope nasosinusitis<br />
2 :nasal <strong>and</strong> nasethmoid nasopalatine nasolabial<br />
-nasty n combining form - G -nastie, fr. Gk nastos closepressed,<br />
firm + G -ie -y : nastic movement <strong>of</strong> a plant part in<br />
a specified direction, <strong>of</strong> a specified kind, or resulting from<br />
a specified class <strong>of</strong> stimulus epinasty nyctinasty thermonasty<br />
natr- or natro- combining form G, fr. natron, fr. F 1 :natron<br />
2:sodium natrium natrolite natrophilite<br />
ne- or neo- combining form Gk, fr. neos new 1 a : new : recent<br />
neologism neophyte b :a new <strong>and</strong> different period or<br />
form <strong>of</strong> something as a faith, school, or language <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
joined to the second element with a hyphen Neo-Latin<br />
neo-Chippendale Neo-Darwinism Neo-platonism c :<strong>of</strong><br />
recent forms opposed to pale- neobotanist neobotany<br />
neontology d :neozoic opposed to pale- Neocrinoidea<br />
Neolithic e : imitation : pseudo f : the New World<br />
Nearctic Neotropical g :an immature form ne<strong>of</strong>etus h<br />
: a more recently developed part as <strong>of</strong> a plant or animal<br />
neomorph i :an abnormal new formation neoplasm 2 a<br />
: the one among several isomeric hydrocarbons that has been<br />
recently classified <strong>and</strong> contains at least one carbon atom connected<br />
directly with four other carbon atoms neohexane <br />
compare - b:a new chemical compound isomeric with or otherwise<br />
related to the one to whose name it is prefixed neoarsphenamine<br />
3 :the latest subdivision <strong>of</strong> a division <strong>of</strong> geologic<br />
time Neopaleozoic distinguished from mes- <strong>and</strong> eonecr-<br />
or necro- combining form LL, fr. Gk nekr-, nekro-, fr.<br />
nekros dead body, dead person 1 a : those that are dead : the<br />
dead : corpses necrophilism b :one that is dead : corpse<br />
necropsy 2 :death necrobiosis : conversion to dead tissue<br />
: atrophy necrosis 3 :extinct : fossil necrotype<br />
nect- or necto- combining form NL, fr. Gk nktos, fr. nchein<br />
to swim more at - : swimming : for swimming nectocalyx<br />
-nectae n pl combining form NL, fr. Gk nktai, pl. <strong>of</strong> nkts<br />
swimmer, fr. nchein to swim : ones that swim in a specified<br />
way taxonomic names in zoology Cystonectae<br />
-nectes n combining form NL, fr. Gk nkts swimmer, fr.<br />
nchein to swim more at - : one that swims in a<br />
specified way in generic names in zoology Chironectes<br />
nem- or nema- or nemo- combining form Gk NL NL nem-,<br />
nemo-, fr. Gk nma 1 :thread nemathecium Nemichthys<br />
Nemocera 2 :nematode nemacide nemic<br />
-nema n combining form, pl -nemata or -nemas NL, fr. Gk<br />
nma thread : one having, being, or resembling such a<br />
thread chromonema esp. in generic names in botany <strong>and</strong><br />
zoology Hyalonema Scytonema<br />
nemat- or nemato- combining form NL, fr. Gk nmat-, fr.<br />
nmat-, nma thread 1 :thread nematic Nematospora 2<br />
: nematode nematocide<br />
-neme n combining form - NL -nema : thread axoneme<br />
desmoneme<br />
nephel- or nephelo- combining form F néphél-, fr. Gk nephel-,<br />
nephelo-, fr. nephel 1 :cloud nephelognosy 2 :cloudiness<br />
nephelometer
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