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cerat-

 
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a combining form meaning “horn,” “cornea,” used in the formation of compound words: ceratodus.
Also, kerat-.
Also, especially before a consonant, cerato-, kerato-.

Origin:
< Gk kerāt-, comb. form of kéras; akin to L cornū cornu, horn
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cerat-  
pref.  Variant of kerato-.
kerato- or kerat- also cerato- or cerat-  
pref.  

  1. Horn; horny: keratosis.

  2. Cornea: keratectomy.


[Greek kerāto-, horn, from keras, kerāt-; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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cerat- pref.
Variant of kerato-.

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