necro-


  1. a combining form meaning “the dead,” “corpse,” “dead tissue,” used in the formation of compound words: necrology.

Origin of necro-

1
<Greek nekro-, combining form of nekrós dead person, corpse, (adj.) dead
  • Also especially before a vowel, necr-.

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British Dictionary definitions for necro-

necro-

combining form
  1. indicating death, a dead body, or dead tissue: necrology; necrophagous; necrosis

Origin of necro-

1
from Greek nekros corpse

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