carcino-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Cancer.
  2. crab, crustacean.

Word forms

carcino- carcin-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”). By surface analysis, carcin- + -o-.

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