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mechano-

a combining form representing machine or mechanical in compound words: mechanoreceptor.
Also, especially before a vowel, mechan-.


Origin:
< Gk mēchano-, comb. form repr. mēchan; see machine
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mechan-  
pref.  Variant of mechano-.
mechano- or mechan-  
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  1. Machine; machinery: mechanize.

  2. Mechanical: mechanotherapy.


[Greek mēkhano-, from mēkhanē, machine; see machine.]
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