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pseudo-

 
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a combining form meaning “false,” “pretended,” “unreal,” used in the formation of compound words (pseudoclassic; pseudointellectual): in scientific use, denoting close or deceptive resemblance to the following element (pseudobulb; pseudocarp), and used sometimes in chemical names of isomers (pseudoephedrine).
Also, especially before a vowel, pseud-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of pseuds false, pseûdos falsehood
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pseudo- or pseud-  
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  1. False; deceptive; sham: pseudoscience.

  2. Apparently similar: pseudocoel.


[Greek, from pseudēs, false, from pseudein, to lie.]
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Word Origin & History

pseudo- 
comb. form meaning "false, feigned, erroneous," from Gk. pseudo-, comb. form of pseudes "false," or pseudos "falsehood," both from pseudein "to deceive." The prefix has been used as a stand-alone word for "false person, pretender" since c.1380.
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Medical Dictionary

pseudo- or pseud-
pref.

  1. False; deceptive; sham: pseudohematuria.

  2. Apparently similar: pseudomyxoma.

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