Myelo-
1.
a combining form meaning “marrow,” “of the spinal cord,” used in the formation of compound words:
myelocyte.
before vowels myel-, word-forming element meaning “marrow, spinal cord,” from Greek myelos “marrow; the brain,” of unknown origin.
myelo- or myel-
pref.
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