meningo-

a combining form representing meninges in compound words: meningocele.

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Also meningi-; especially before a vowel, mening-.

Words nearby meningo-

meninges, meningioma, meningism, meningitic streak, meningitis, meningo-, meningo-osteophlebitis, meningocele, meningococcal meningitis, meningococcall, meningococcemia
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Medical definitions for mening-

meningo-

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Meninges:meningococcus.
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