andro-

Origin

andro-

a combining form meaning “male,” used in the formation of compound words: androsterone.
Also, andr-.


Origin:
< Greek andró(s), genitive of anḗr man; akin to Sanskrit nar-, Albanian njerí person, Latin Nero Nero
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Andro- is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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World English Dictionary
andro- or (before a vowel) andr-
 
combining form
1.  male; masculine: androsterone
2.  (in botany) stamen or anther: androecium
 
[from Greek anēr (genitive andros) man]
 
andr- or (before a vowel) andr-
 
combining form
 
[from Greek anēr (genitive andros) man]

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Word Origin & History

andro-
from Gk. andro-, comb. form of aner (gen. andros) "man, male" (see anthropo-).
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Medical Dictionary

andro- or andr-
pref.
Male; masculine: androgen.

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