cerat-
1.
a combining form meaning “horn,” “cornea,” used in the formation of compound words:
ceratodus.
Also,
kerat-
.
Also,
especially before a consonant,
cerato-
,
kerato-
.
Origin
<
Greek
kerāt-,
combining form of
kéras;
akin to
Latin
cornū
cornu
,
horn
British Dictionary definitions for
cerat-
cerato-
combining form
1.
denoting horn or a hornlike part:
ceratodus
2.
(
anatomy
) denoting the cornea
Also
kerato-
Word Origin
from Greek
kerat-, keras
horn
cerat-
in Medicine
cerat-
pref.
Variant of
kerato-
.