Cryo-

//ˈkɹaɪoʊ// prefix

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Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    cold, freezing morpheme
  2. 2
    cryonics morpheme

Antonyms

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “ice, icy cold, chill, frost”).

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