spiro-, spir-
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spiro- — 1 [spī′rō, spīrə] [< L spirare, to breathe: see SPIRIT] combining form respiration [spirograph] spiro 2 [spī′rō, spī′rə] [< Gr speira, a coil: see SPIRE1] combining form spiral or coil [spirochete] … English World dictionary
spir- — combining form SPIRO 2: used before a vowel * * * … Universalium
spir- — combining form SPIRO 2: used before a vowel … English World dictionary
spir- — combining form or spiri or spiro Etymology: Late Latin spir , from Latin spira more at spire 1. : coil : twist … Useful english dictionary
spiro — ˈspī(ˌ)rō adjective Etymology: spir : of or relating to a compound or system that contains two rings having a single atom in common compare spir 2 … Useful english dictionary
spir- — See spiro … Medical dictionary
List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… … Wikipedia
spirometric — |spīrə|me.trik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary spiro (I) + metric : of, relating to, or using a spirometer spirometric studies : of or relating to spirometry * * * spīrometˈric adjective … Useful english dictionary
spirocerca — ˌspīrōˈsərkə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from spir + cerca (from Greek kerkos tail) : a genus of red filarial worms (family Thelaziidae) forming nodules in the walls of the digestive tract and sometimes the aorta of dogs and… … Useful english dictionary
spirocyclic — |spīrō+ adjective Etymology: spir + cyclic : having flower parts in a spiral arrangement that changes phyletically to a cyclic arrangement … Useful english dictionary
