English Explanatory Dictionary

syringo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. syrinx: Of or pertaining to a tube or tuboid structure, such as a fistula.

Word forms

syringo-

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, tube, channel, fistula”). More at syrinx § Etymology.

Synonyms

salpingo- tubo- and tubulo-

Related words

syringe syringeal myringo-
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