-mere
1.
a combining form meaning “part,” used in the formation of compound words:
blastomere.
Compare
-mer
,
-merous
.
Origin
combining form representing
Greek
méros
British Dictionary definitions for
-mere
-mere
combining form
1.
indicating a part or division:
blastomere
Derived Forms
-meric,
combining_form:in_adjective
Word Origin
from Greek
meros
part, portion
-mere
in Medicine
-mere
or
-mer
suff.
Part; segment:
blastomere, polymer.
-mere
in Science
-mere or -mer
A suffix meaning "part" or "segment," as in
blastomere,
one of the cells that form a blastula.