metro-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "metro"

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of metropolitan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛtɹo/

Prefix

metro-

1. metropolitan: of or relating to the city.

   metro-link, metro-bus, metro-rail

Etymology 2

From metra, medical English, via New Latin, via Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra), "uterus".

Alternative forms

• metr- (before a vowel)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːtɹo/

Prefix

metro-

2. (medicine) Uterus; uterine.

   Synonyms: utero-, hystero-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with metro-

barometrograph

metrobus

metrocentric

metrocentrism

metrochrome

metrodynia

metroethnic

metroethnicity

metrogenic

metrograph

hydrometrograph

metrolingual

metromania

metromaniacal

metrometer

metronormative

metronormativity

metropathy

metroperitoneal

metroperitonitis

metrophile

metrophlebitis

metrophobe

metrophobia

photometrograph

metroplasty

metropolis

metrorrhagia

metroscope

metrosexual

telemetrography

metrotomy

• metralgia
• metrocystosis
• metroendometritis
• metrofibroma
• metrogenous
• metrography
• metroleukorrhea
• metronymy
• metroperitonitis

Related terms

• endometrium
• metra
• myometrium

Etymology 3

Prefix

metro-

1. poetry; meter
2. relating to measurements

Derived terms

• metromania
• metrology

Anagrams

• Moret, rot me, Termo, Tormé, Tomer

Italian

Prefix

metro-

1. metro- (all senses)

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with metro-

metrologia

metronomo

metropatia

metrorragia

metroscopia

metrosessuale

metrostenosi

metrotomia

metrotram

metrovia

Anagrams

• merto, morte, termo-, torme, tremo, tremò