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plagio-

a combining form meaning “oblique,” used in the formation of compound words: plagioclase.

Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk plágios slanting, sideways, equiv. to plág(os) side + -ios adj. suffix
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plagio-  
pref.  Slanting; inclining: plagiotropism.

[Greek, oblique, from plagios, from plagos, side; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

plagio- 
comb. form, from Gk. plagios "oblique, slanting," from plagos "side," from PIE base *p(e)lag- "flat, spread."
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Medical Dictionary

plagio- pref.
Slanting; inclining: plagiocephaly.

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