meio-

English

Etymology

Ultimately fromAncient Greekμεῖον(meîon,“less”).

Prefix

meio-

1. Small,little.
2. Related tomeiosis.

See also

English terms prefixed with meio-

Italian

Etymology

FromAncient Greekμεῖον(meîon,“less”).

Prefix

meio-

1. used inscientificandmedicalterms to indicatediminution

   ‎meio-+ ‎-cardia(“heart condition”)→ ‎meiocardia(“maximum decrease in volume of the heart cavity”)

   ‎meio-+ ‎Ancient Greekπράσσειν(prássein,“to do”)→ ‎meiopragia(“reduction in the functional activity of an organ”)

   ‎meio-+ ‎Ancient Greekπτερόν(pterón,“wing”)→ ‎meiotterismo(“reduction of wings in the development of insects”)

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with meio-

Anagrams

• oimè,omei