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myelo-

/ˈmaɪəloʊ-/

myelo- prefix: bone marrow.

Prefix

myelo-

  1. Bone marrow.
    • myelosuppression; myelodysplasia
  2. Spinal cord.
    • myelomeningocele; myelomeningitis

Origin of myelo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”).

Questions about myelo-

What does myelo- mean?
Myelo- means bone marrow.
What part of speech is myelo-?
Myelo- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce myelo-?
Myelo- is pronounced /ˈmaɪəloʊ-/.

Words near myelo- in the dictionary

  1. myelitic
  2. myelitides
  3. myelitis
  4. myelitogenic
  5. Myell
  6. myelo-
  7. myeloablated
  8. myeloablation
  9. myeloablative
  10. myeloaccumulation
  11. myeloarchitectonic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: myelo- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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