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-coccus

a combining form representing coccus in compound words: streptococcus.

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English Affixes From A To Z: A One-Stop List Of Suffixes, Prefixes, and Combining FormsIn English, we love to make new words by adding all sorts of bits to the front and back of existing terms. These are called affixes, and they are added to the base or stem of a word. When attached to the end of word, the affix is called a suffix. And to the beginning? A prefix.
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Words nearby -coccus

-cle, -cleisis, -cline, -clisis, -coccal, -coccus, -coel, -coele, -colous, -core, -corn
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Medicine definitions for -coccus

-coccus

suff.

A microorganism of spherical or spheroidal shape:streptococcus.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.