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phaco-

phaco- prefix: lens.

Prefix

phaco-

  1. lens

Forms of phaco-

alternative formphako-

Origin of phaco-

From Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil, lenticular body”). For the sense change, compare Medieval Latin lēns (“lens”), from Latin lēns (“lentil”).

Questions about phaco-

What does phaco- mean?
Phaco- means lens.
What part of speech is phaco-?
Phaco- is a prefix.

Words near phaco- in the dictionary

  1. phacelli
  2. phacellus
  3. phaceloid
  4. phacidiaceous
  5. phaco
  6. phaco-
  7. phacoanaphylactic
  8. phacoanaphylaxis
  9. phacochere
  10. phacocheres
  11. phacochoere

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