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meno-

a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant “month,” used with reference to menstruation in the formation of compound words: menopause.
Also, especially before a vowel, men-.


Origin:
< Gk mēno-, comb. form of mn month; see moon
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men-  
pref.  Variant of meno-.
meno- or men-  
pref.  
  1. Menstruation: menarche.

  2. Menses: menorrhagia.


[Greek, from mēn, month; see mē-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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men- pref.
Variant of meno-.

meno- or men-
pref.

  1. Menstruation: menarche.

  2. Menses: menorrhagia.

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