crypto-
a combining form meaning “hidden,” “secret,” used in the formation of compound words: cryptograph.
Also
especially before a vowel,
crypt-.
Origin of crypto-
combining form representing Greek
kryptós hidden. See
crypt
Words nearby crypto-
cryptectomy,
cryptesthesia,
cryptic,
cryptitis,
crypto,
crypto-,
crypto-jew,
cryptoanalysis,
cryptobiont,
cryptobiosis,
cryptoclastic
British Dictionary definitions for crypto-
crypto-
before a vowel crypt-
combining form
secret, hidden, or concealed
cryptography; crypto-fascist
Word Origin for crypto-
New Latin, from Greek
kruptos hidden, from
kruptein to hide
Medical definitions for crypto-
crypto-
pref.
Crypt:cryptectomy.
Hidden; secret:cryptogenic.