crypto-
| a combining form meaning “hidden,” “secret,” used in the formation of compound words: cryptograph. |
Also,
especially before a vowel, crypt-.
Origin: comb. form repr. Gk
kryptós hidden.
See crypt 
crypto- or crypt-
pref. Hidden; secret: cryptoclastic.
[From Greek kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide.] |
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Medical Dictionary
crypto- or crypt-
pref.
Crypt: cryptectomy.
Hidden; secret: cryptogenic.
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