trachelo-

prefix

neck (structure connecting the head to the thorax)

“tracheloplasty, trachelorrhaphy, trachelotomy”

OriginAncient Greek τράχηλος →
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Meanings

prefix

alternative trachel-

  1. neck or neck-like structure
    1. anatomyneck (structure connecting the head to the thorax)

      trachelacromial, trachelobranchiate, trachelo-bregmatic, tracheloclavicular, trachelomastoid, tracheloccipital, tracheloscapular

    2. anatomycervix uteri

      tracheloplasty, trachelorrhaphy, trachelotomy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτράχηλος“neck”
  2. Englishtrachelo-

Representing the Ancient Greek τράχηλος (trákhēlos, “neck”).

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Chicago

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