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hystero-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hys-tero-
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Uterus; uterine.

prefix

Hysteria; hysterical.

prefix

later, latter

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑστέρᾱ (hustérā, “the womb”). By surface analysis, hyster- + -o-.

Derived Forms

hysterocele hysterocleisis hysterogram hysterography hysterology hysterolysis hysteromyomectomy hysteropathy hysteropexy hysterorrhaphy hysterosalpingectomy hysterosalpingogram

Phrases

hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy hystero-epilepsy

Synonyms

utero- metro-

Questions

What does hystero- mean?
Uterus; uterine.
Where does hystero- come from?
From Ancient Greek ὑστέρᾱ (hustérā, “the womb”). By surface analysis, hyster- + -o-.

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