lepto-
1.
a combining form meaning “thin,” “fine,” “slight,” used in the formation of compound words:
leptophyllous.
Also,
especially before a vowel,
lept-
.
Origin
<
Greek
lepto-,
combining form of
leptós
thin, slight, fine, literally, stripped, equivalent to
lép
(
ein
) to strip +
-tos
adj. suffix
British Dictionary definitions for
lepto-
lepto-
combining form
1.
fine, slender, or slight:
leptosome
Word Origin
from Greek
leptos
thin, literally: peeled, from
lepein
to peel
lepto-
in Medicine
lepto-
or
lept-
pref.
Slender; thin; fine:
leptocyte.