irido-

irido-

a combining form of Latin origin used, with the meanings “rainbow,” “iridescent,” “iris (of the eye),” “Iris (the genus),” and “iridium,” in the formation of compound words: iridopupillary; iridosmine; iridotomy.
Also, especially before a vowel, irid-.


Origin:
combining form representing Neo-Latin, Latin, Greek īrid- (stem of îris) rainbow, iris, etc.; see iris
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irido- or (before a vowel) irid-
 
combining form
1.  denoting the iris of the eye or the genus of plants: iridaceous
2.  denoting a rainbow: iridescent
 
[from Latin irid-,iris]
 
irid- or (before a vowel) irid-
 
combining form
 
[from Latin irid-,iris]

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Medical Dictionary

irido- or irid-
pref.
Iris of the eye: iridectomy.

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