English Explanatory Dictionary

hystero-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Uterus; uterine.
  2. Hysteria; hysterical.
prefix
  1. later, latter

Word forms

hystero-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑστέρᾱ (hustérā, “the womb”). By surface analysis, hyster- + -o-.

Synonyms

utero- metro-

Derived words

hysterocele hysterocleisis hysterogram hysterography hysterology hysterolysis hysteromyomectomy hysteropathy hysteropexy hysterorrhaphy hysterosalpingectomy hysterosalpingogram hysterosalpingography hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy hysterosalpingostomy hysteroscope hysteroscopy hysterospasm hysterotomy hysterocatalepsy hystero-epilepsy hysterogenic hysteroid hysterodynamic
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