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leuko-

leuko- prefix: white.

Prefix

leuko-

  1. white
  2. colourless
  3. leucocyte
    • leuko- + -emia → leukemia
    • leuko- + -penia → leukopenia

Forms of leuko-

alternative before-vowelleuc-
alternative before-vowelleuk-
alternative formleuco-

Origin of leuko-

From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”).

Questions about leuko-

What does leuko- mean?
Leuko- means white.
What part of speech is leuko-?
Leuko- is a prefix.

Words near leuko- in the dictionary

  1. leukencephalopathies
  2. leukencephalopathy
  3. leukhæmia
  4. leukism
  5. leuko
  6. leuko-
  7. leukoagglutinin
  8. leukoagglutinins
  9. leukoaraioses
  10. leukoaraiosis
  11. leukoariosis

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