nemato-

a combining form with the meaning “thread,” “threadlike organism, especially a nematode,” used in the formation of compound words: nematocyst.
Also especially before a vowel or h, nemat-.

Origin of nemato-

combining form representing Greek nēmat- (stem of nêma) thread, yarn, that which is spun; see -o-

Words nearby nemato-

neman, nemat-, nemathecium, nemathelminth, nematic, nemato-, nematocide, nematocyst, nematoda, nematode, nematodiasis

British Dictionary definitions for nemato-

nemato-

before a vowel nemat-

combining form

indicating a threadlike form nematocyst

Word Origin for nemato-

from Greek nēma thread

Medical definitions for nemato-

nemato-

pref.

Thread; threadlike:nematocyst.