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extero-

extero- prefix: refers to things on or from the outside.

Prefix

extero-

  1. Refers to things on or from the outside.

Antonyms of extero-

  • intero-

Origin of extero-

From Latin exter (“external”) + -o-. Possibly first used in exteroception, coined by Charles Sherrington.

Questions about extero-

What does extero- mean?
Extero- means refers to things on or from the outside.
What part of speech is extero-?
Extero- is a prefix.

Words near extero- in the dictionary

  1. externopyramidisation
  2. externopyramidization
  3. externs
  4. externship
  5. externships
  6. extero-
  7. exteroception
  8. exteroceptions
  9. exteroceptive
  10. exteroceptively
  11. exteroceptor

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