hyster-

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὑστέρᾱ (hustérā, “the womb”).

Prefix

hyster-

  1. Alternative form of hystero- (“uterus”) (before a vowel)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ὕστερος (hústeros, “higher, outer”).

Prefix

hyster-

  1. Alternative form of hystero- (“higher, outer, latter, next”) (before a vowel)
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with hyster-
hysteralgia
anhysteretic
hysteranthous
hysterectomy
hysteretic
hysteretical
hysteretically
hysteresis
hysteritis
nonhysteretic
hystero-
hysterodynia
hysteroid
hysteron


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