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myo-

a combining form meaning “muscle,” used in the formation of compound words: myology.
Also, especially before a vowel, my-.


Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk mŷs mouse, muscle
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myo- or my-  
pref.  Muscle: myograph.

[New Latin, from Greek mūs, muscle; see mūs- in Indo-European roots.]
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myo- or my-
pref.
Muscle: myograph.

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