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a combining form representing phosphorus in compound words: phosphoroscope.
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Also especially before a vowel, phosphor-.
Compare phospho-.

Words nearby phosphoro-

phosphoric acid, phosphoric anhydride, phosphorism, phosphorite, phosphorize, phosphoro-, phosphorolysis, phosphoroscope, phosphorous, phosphorous acid, phosphorus
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Medical definitions for phosphoro-

phosphoro-
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Phosphorus:phosphorous acid.
Phosphorescent:phosphorogen.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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