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syringo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sy-ringo-
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

syrinx: Of or pertaining to a tube or tuboid structure, such as a fistula.

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, tube, channel, fistula”). More at syrinx § Etymology.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sȳrinx, σῦριγξ

Phrases

myringo-

Frequently Paired Words

syringe syringeal myringo-

Synonyms

salpingo- tubo- and tubulo-

Questions

What does syringo- mean?
syrinx: Of or pertaining to a tube or tuboid structure, such as a fistula.
Where does syringo- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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