myxo-

myxo-

or myx-

pref.

Mucus: myxoma.

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[New Latin, from Greek muxa, mucus, slime.]

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myxo-

or before a vowel

myx-

combining form

mucus or slime: myxomycete.

[from Greek muxa slime, mucus]

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myxo-

a combining form meaning “mucus” or “slime”: myxovirus. Also, esp. before a vowel,myx-.

[comb. form representing Greek mýxa]

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