- myxo-
- myxo- before vowels myx-, word-forming element meaning "slime, mucus," from comb. form of Gk. myxa "mucus; lamp wick" (see MUCUS (Cf. mucus)).
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
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myxo — myxo·sarcomatous; myxo·viral; … English syllables
myxo... — myxo... [griechisch mýxa »Schleim«], vor Vokalen meist verkürzt zu myx..., Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung: Schleim, Schleimgewebe, schleimige Substanz, z. B. Myxoviren, Myxödem … Universal-Lexikon
myxo- — [mik′sō, mik′sə] [< Gr myxa,MUCUS] combining form slime or mucus [myxomycete]: also, before a vowel, myx … English World dictionary
myxo- — ⇒MYX(O) , (MYX , MYXO )élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. «morve, mucosité», entrant dans la constr. de mots sc. notamment dans les domaines de la biol. et de la méd., où il indique une relation avec le mucus. A. [Forme myx ] myxadénite, subst. fém … Encyclopédie Universelle
myxo — /ˈmɪksoʊ/ (say miksoh) noun Colloquial myxomatosis: *We used to find a possum once in every hollow spout / On all the river gums before the myxo thinned them out. –keith garvey, 1979 …
myxo..., Myxo... — myxo..., Myxo..., vor Selbstlauten meist: myx..., Myx... [aus gr. μυξα = Schleim]: Bestimmungswort von Zusammensetzungen mit der Bedeutung „Schleim, Schleimgewebe“; z. B. : Myxolipom, Myxadenitis … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
myxo- — a combining form meaning mucus or slime, used in the formation of compound words: myxoneurosis. Also, esp. before a vowel, myx . [comb. form repr. Gk mýxa] * * * … Universalium
myxo — noun /ˈmɪksəʊ/ Shortened form of myxomatosis, a rabbit disease transmitted by mosquitoes and fleas … Wiktionary
myxo- — see myx … Medical dictionary
Myxo — highly infectious viral disease of rabbits, artificially introduced into Britain and Australia to reduce the rabbit population; myxomatosis … Dictionary of Australian slang
