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单词 lepto
释义

lepto

[ lep-toh ]
/ ˈlɛp toʊ /

noun Informal.

leptospirosis.

Origin of lepto

By shortening

Words nearby lepto

leprous, Lepsius, -lepsy, leptin, Leptis Magna, lepto, leptocephalic, leptocephalous, leptocephalus, leptocephaly, leptocercal

Definition for lepto (2 of 2)

lepto-

a combining form meaning “thin,” “fine,” “slight,” used in the formation of compound words: leptophyllous.
Also especially before a vowel, lept-.

Origin of lepto-

<Greek lepto-, combining form of leptós thin, slight, fine, literally, stripped, equivalent to lép(ein) to strip + -tos adj. suffix
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Example sentences from the Web for lepto

  • All the forms have the same life-history as the lepto forms of that group, so that there is no longer any trace of sexual organs.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lepto

lepto-

before a vowel lept-


combining form

fine, slender, or slightleptosome

Word Origin for lepto-

from Greek leptos thin, literally: peeled, from lepein to peel
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

Medical definitions for lepto

lepto-

pref.

Slender; thin; fine:leptocyte.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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