English Explanatory Dictionary

metro-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. metropolitan: of or relating to the city.
prefix
  1. Uterus; uterine.
prefix
  1. poetry; meter
  2. relating to measurements

Pronunciation

/mɛtɹo/ /miːtɹo/

Word forms

metro- metr-

Etymology

Clipping of metropolitan.

Synonyms

utero- hystero-

Related words

endometrium metra myometrium

Derived words

metralgia metrocystosis metroendometritis metrofibroma metrogenous metrography metroleukorrhea metronymy metroperitonitis metromania metrology
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