ano-

¹ American  

1. a combining form of anus or anal.

   anorectal.

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ano- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “up,” “upper,” “upward”.

   anoopsia.

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Etymology

Origin of ano-

< Greek, combining form of ánō

Example Sentences

In late February, a team of researchers from UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Marine Mammal Center announced they had found the virus in seven dead elephant seal pups collected from the beach at Año Nuevo State Park.

From Los Angeles Times

Patrick Robinson, the Año Nuevo reserve director, and a marine biologist at UC Santa Cruz, said 47 elephant seals on the mainland have died since the outbreak began, and the wildlife team is finding two new symptomatic and two dead animals every day.

From Los Angeles Times

And he said the percentage of animals that have died in the Año Nuevo rookery is relatively small: Only about 5% of weaned pups and 6% of adult males have died.

From Los Angeles Times

Ano noted that there are very few team sports at this year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, which are wrapping up on Sunday.

From Barron's

But Ano warned another major problem stands in the way of the Olympic dream: complex officiating that makes it difficult to train new referees.

From Barron's