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trachelo-

trachelo- prefix: neck (structure connecting the head to the thorax).

Prefix

trachelo-

  1. neck (structure connecting the head to the thorax)
    • trachelacromial, trachelobranchiate, trachelo-bregmatic, tracheloclavicular, trachelomastoid, tracheloccipital, tracheloscapular
  2. cervix uteri
    • tracheloplasty, trachelorrhaphy, trachelotomy

Forms of trachelo-

alternative formtrachel-

Origin of trachelo-

Representing the Ancient Greek τράχηλος (trákhēlos, “neck”).

Questions about trachelo-

What does trachelo- mean?
Trachelo- means neck (structure connecting the head to the thorax).
What part of speech is trachelo-?
Trachelo- is a prefix.

Words near trachelo- in the dictionary

  1. trachelipods
  2. trachelismal
  3. trachelismus
  4. trachelitis
  5. trachelium
  6. trachelo-
  7. trachelo-occipital
  8. trachelodynia
  9. tracheloplasties
  10. tracheloplasty
  11. trachelorrhaphies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trachelo- (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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