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meso-

  1. a combining form meaning “middle,” used in the formation of compound words:

    mesocephalic.



meso-

combining_form

  1. middle or intermediate

    mesomorph



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Word History and Origins

Origin of meso-1

Combining form representing Greek mésos middle, in the middle; akin to Latin medius; mid 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of meso-1

from Greek misos middle

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Example Sentences

It seems he asked him to come for Thanksgiving dinner and forgot to tell meso by all means make him welcome.

In Chimaera all three basalia are present, but the meso-pterygium is shifted and does not articulate with the pectoral girdle.

The meso-pterygium also supports only a single radial which divides distally.

Axillae: two small, subtriangular sclerites at the lateral basal angles of the meso-scutellum in Proctytripidae.

Cryptothorax: a supposed thoracic ring between meso- and meta-thorax.

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