nemato-
1.
a combining form with the meaning “thread,” “threadlike organism, especially a nematode,” used in the formation of compound words:
nematocyst.
Also,
especially before a vowel or h,
nemat-
.
Origin
combining form representing
Greek
nēmat-
(stem of
nêma
) thread, yarn, that which is spun; see
-o-
British Dictionary definitions for
nemato-
nemato-
combining form
1.
indicating a threadlike form:
nematocyst
Word Origin
from Greek
nēma
thread
nemato-
in Medicine
nemato-
or
nemat-
pref.
Thread; threadlike:
nematocyst.