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-centric

 
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a combining form with the meanings “having a center or centers” of the specified number or kind (polycentric); “centered upon, focused around” that named by the first element (ethnocentric; heliocentric).
Origin:
see centr-, -ic
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-centric  
suff.  

  1. Having a specified kind or number of centers: polycentric.

  2. Having a specified object as the center: geocentric.

  3. Focused on or viewed in terms of a specified area, subject, or culture: anthropocentric; Afrocentric.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

-centric suff.

  1. Having a specified kind or number of centers: polycentric

  2. Having a specified object as the center: egocentric.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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