Meaning
rootmetr/o
uterus
GreekReproductive
Terms built from metr/o
3 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with metr/o marked.
metr/o decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The prefix endo- means “within”.
- The root metr/o means “uterus”.
- The suffix -osis means “condition”.
- Together: Endometrial tissue growing outside the uterus.
- The root metr/o means “uterus”.
- The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
- Together: Inflammation of the uterus.
- The root metr/o means “uterus”.
- The suffix -rrhage means “bursting forth”.
- Together: Uterine bleeding between periods.
Parts that combine with metr/o
Word parts that appear alongside metr/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use metr/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
endometrium
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with metr/o, word for word.
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