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myxo-

  1. a combining form meaning “mucus” or “slime,” used in the formation of compound words: myxoneurosis.
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Also especially before a vowel, myx-.

Origin of myxo-

combining form representing Greek mýxa
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British Dictionary definitions for myxo

myxo

noun
  1. Australian slang short for myxomatosis
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myxo-

before a vowel myx-

combining form
  1. mucus or slimemyxomycete
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Word Origin for myxo-

from Greek muxa slime, mucus
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Word Origin and History for myxo

myxo-

before vowels myx-, word-forming element meaning "slime, mucus," from comb. form of Greek myxa "mucus; lamp wick" (see mucus).

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myxo in Medicine

myxo-

pref.
  1. Mucus:myxoma.
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