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spiro-enUK
spiro-(word root)1. breathExamples: spirograph2. coilExamples: spirochetespiro-pref. Respiration: spirometer.
[From Latin spīrāre, to breathe.]spiro- combining form indicating breath or respiration: spirograph. [from Latin spīrāre to breathe]
spiro- combining form spiral; coil: spirochaete. [from Latin spīra, from Greek speira a coil]spiro- , a combining form meaning “coil,” “spiral”: spirochete. [comb. form of Latin spīra < Greek speîra coil] spiro-enUK
spiro- , spir-1. Coil, coil-shaped. 2. Breathing. spiro- , spir-1. Combining forms meaning coil, coil-shaped. 2. Combining forms meaning breathing. [G. speira] |