xeno-

xeno-

This combining form is correctly pronounced zĕn'ō, not zē'nō.

Strange; consisting of foreign material; parasitic. See: hetero-, allo-.

[G. xenos, guest, host, stranger, foreign]

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xeno-

Combining form meaning strange; foreign material; parasite.
See also: hetero-, allo-

[G. xenos, guest, host, stranger, foreign]

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xeno-

Combining form denoting foreign or strange.

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xeno-

This combining form is correctly pronounced zĕn"ō, not zē'nō.

Strange; consisting of foreign material; parasitic.

[G. xenos, guest, host, stranger, foreign]

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