oro-
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oro-
(word root) mouthExamples of words with the root oro-: oropharynx
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oro-
pref.
Mountain: orogeny.
[Greek, from oros, mountain.]
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oro-
combining form
mountain: orogeny; orography.
[from Greek oros]
oro-
combining form
oral; mouth: oromaxillary.
[from Latin, from ōs]
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oro-1
, a combining form meaning “mountain”: orography.
[< Greek]
oro-2
, a combining form meaning “mouth”: oropharynx.
[comb. representing Latin ōs, s. ōr-]
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