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myxo-

  1. a combining form meaning “mucus” or “slime,” used in the formation of compound words:

    myxoneurosis.

myxo-

1

combining_form

  1. mucus or slime

    myxomycete

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

myxo

2

/ ˈmɪksəʊ /

noun

  1. slang.
    short for myxomatosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of myxo-1

Combining form representing Greek mýxa
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Word History and Origins

Origin of myxo-1

from Greek muxa slime, mucus

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