organo-
a combining form of Greek origin used, with the meaning “organ (of the body),” “musical instrument,” or as a combining form of organic in the formation of compound words: organology; organosilicon.
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How to use organo- in a sentence
Especially will the traveller in Mexico be struck by the imposing organo cactus.
Mexico | Charles Reginald EnockA striking example of the place of suggestion came with the development of organo-therapy some fifteen years ago.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshPræterea in quibusdam morbis medendi cruciatus detraxit, ut in anginis quas curabant in fauces organo demisso.
Dealings With The Dead | A Sexton of the Old SchoolSopra un organo particolare della Cimici dei letti (Cimex lectularius L.).
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert RileyDe Novo Organo silemus, he says, neque de eo quicquam prlibamus.
British Dictionary definitions for organo-
(in biology or medicine) indicating an organ or organs: organogenesis
(in chemistry) indicating a compound containing an organic group: organometallic; organosulphur; organophosphate
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