-phore
a combining form meaning “bearer of,” “thing or part bearing” that specified by the initial element: gonophore.
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British Dictionary definitions for -phore
-phore
n combining form
indicating a person or thing that bears or producesgonophore; semaphore
Derived forms of -phore
-phorous, adj combining formWord Origin for -phore
from New Latin -phorus, from Greek -phoros bearing, from pherein to bear
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Medical definitions for -phore
-phore
suff.
Bearer; carrier:chromatophore.
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