mito-

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English

Alternative forms

  • mit- (before a vowel)

Etymology

  1. From Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread of the warp”).
  2. From mitosis.

Pronunciation

Prefix

mito-

  1. Thread.
    mitoplast
  2. (biology) Mitosis.
    mitoclastic, mitodepressive, mitogenetic
  3. (pharmacology) Used to form names of nucleotoxic agents used as antineoplastics.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with mito-

References

  • “mit-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎, Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018

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