stylo-
1
1.
a combining form representing
style,
or
styloid,
in the formation of compound words:
stylography.
Also,
styli-
;
especially before a vowel,
styl-
.
Origin
combining form representing
Latin
stilus.
See
stylus
,
-o-
stylo-
2
1.
a combining form meaning “column,” “pillar,” “tube,” used in the formation of compound words:
stylolite.
Also,
styli-
;
especially before a vowel,
styl-
.
Origin
<
Greek,
combining form of
stŷlos
pillar
British Dictionary definitions for
stylo-
stylo-
combining form
1.
(in biology) a style:
stylopodium
2.
indicating a column or point:
stylobate,
stylograph
Word Origin
from Greek
stulos
column
stylo-
in Medicine
stylo-
or
styl-
pref.
Styloid; styloid process:
stylohyal.