myc-

American  

1. variant of myco- before a vowel.

   mycelium.

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myc- British  

combining form

1. a variant of myco-

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Usage

What does myc- mean? Myc- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “mushroom, fungus.” It is used in many medical and scientific terms, especially in biology—as well as in a branch of biology known as mycology, as we’ll discuss below.Myc- comes from the Greek mýkēs, meaning “mushroom, fungus.”Myc- is a variant of myco-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.The closely related combining forms myceto- and -mycete both also indicate "mushroom, fungus.” The combining form -mycin used in the names of antibiotics, usually those derived from fungi.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use myco-, myceto-, -mycete, and -mycin articles.