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spiro-

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a combining form meaning “respiration,” used in the formation of compound words: spirograph.
Origin:
comb. form of L spīrāre to breathe
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spiro-

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a combining form meaning “coil,” “spiral,” used in the formation of compound words: spirochete.
Origin:
comb. form of L spīra < Gk speîra coil
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pref.  Respiration: spirometer.

[From Latin spīrāre, to breathe.]
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spiro- or spir-
pref.

  1. Spiral; coil; coil-shaped: spirillar.

  2. Breath; breathing; spirograph.

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