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kerato-

kerato- prefix: horn.

Prefix

kerato-

  1. horn
  2. cornea

Forms of kerato-

alternative formkerat-
alternative formcerato-
alternative formcera-

Origin of kerato-

From Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Words formed from kerato-

  • keratoconjunctitis
  • keratocricoid
  • keratodermatitis
  • keratoectasia
  • keratoepithelioplasty
  • keratoglossus
  • keratohyal
  • keratoidea
  • keratokinase
  • keratoleptynsis
  • keratoleukoma
  • keratonosis
  • keratopachyderma
  • keratophakia
  • keratoplasia

Questions about kerato-

What does kerato- mean?
Kerato- means horn.
What part of speech is kerato-?
Kerato- is a prefix.

Words near kerato- in the dictionary

  1. keratins
  2. keratitides
  3. keratitis
  4. keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
  5. keratitises
  6. kerato-
  7. keratoacanthoma
  8. keratoacanthomas
  9. keratoacanthomata
  10. keratoacanthomatous
  11. keratoangioma

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