English Explanatory Dictionary

phaco-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. lens

Word forms

phaco- phako-

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek φᾰκός (phăkós)der. English phaco- From Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil, lenticular body”). For the sense change, compare Medieval Latin lēns (“lens”), from Latin lēns (“lentil”).

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