- ptyon
- , -o (G). A fan
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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ptyocrinous — Secreting by discharge of the contents of the cell, as in mucous cells. [G. ptyo, to spit out, + krino, to separate] * * * pty·oc·ri·nous (ti okґrĭ nəs) [Gr. ptyon a winnowing shovel, or fan + krinein to separate] elaborating secretion… … Medical dictionary
