physo-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “bladder,” used in the formation of compound words:

physogastric.

Origin

combining form representing Greek phŷsa bladder, bellows

Related Words

physoclistous
physogastric
physostigmine
physostomous

physo-|faɪsəʊ|repr. Gr. ϕῡσο-, combining form of Gr. ϕῦσα bellows, bladder, bubble, in a few Gr. compounds, and in many modern scientific terms.physoˈcarpous a. Bot. [Gr. καρπός fruit], having an inflated or bladder-like fruit (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1858). ˈphysocele |-siːl|, Path. [Gr. κήλη tumour], a tumour or hernia distended with gas. physograde |ˈfaɪsəgreɪd|, Zool. [ad. mod.L. Physograda, f. -gradus going], (a) adj. moving by means of a hollow vesicular float or buoy; of or pertaining to the Physograda, a group of oceanic hydrozoa furnished with such floating organs; (b) n. a member of this group; hence phyˈsogradous a. ‖ physometra |faɪsəʊˈmiːtrə|, Path. [Gr. µήτρα womb], the presence of gas in the uterus, uterine tympanites. physonect |ˈfaɪsəʊnɛkt|, Zool. [Gr. νήκτης a swimmer, f. νήχειν to swim], a member of the Physonectæ, a suborder of siphonanthous siphonophores; hence physoˈnectous a. physopod |ˈfaɪsəʊpɒd| [Gr. πούς, ποδ- foot], a mollusc of the section Physopoda or Thysanoptera, rhipidoglossate gastropods, with a sort of sucker on the foot.1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., *Physocele, a word used by many authors to express a wind-rupture.1811Hooper Med. Dict., Physocele, a species of hernia, whose contents are distended with wind.1898in Syd. Soc. Lex.1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 37/1 The principal organ of locomotion in the *physograda is the air-filled vesicle or bladder.1858Mayne Expos. Lex. 957/2 Animals..characterized by their body being provided with an aëriform dilatation of the intestinal canal, serving for a swimming organ: *physo⁓gradous.1822Good Study Med. IV. 434 Emphysema uteri. Inflation of the Womb... This is the *physometra of Sauvages and later nosologists.1875Jones & Siev. Pathol. Anat. (ed. 2) 759 Physometra is sometimes observed after severe labours.1890Cent. Dict., *Physopod.

physo- /ˈfʌɪsəʊ/ combining form of Greek phusa bladder: see -o-.

DERIVATIVE physoˈclistous adjective [Greek kleistos closed] designating a teleost fish in which there is no opening between the swim bladder and the gut L19.
physoˈgastric adjective exhibiting physogastry E20.
physogastry noun [Greek gastr-, gastēr abdomen] a condition in which the abdomen of certain insects becomes distended by the growth of fat bodies or other organs E20.
physoˈstomous adjective [Greek stoma mouth] designating a teleost fish in which there is an opening between the swim bladder and the gut L19.

physo-
— see phys-

词汇	physo-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com OED SOED Webster physo- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “bladder,” used in the formation of compound words: physogastric. Origin combining form representing Greek phŷsa bladder, bellows Related Words physoclistous physogastric physostigmine physostomous physo-\|faɪsəʊ\|repr. Gr. ϕῡσο-, combining form of Gr. ϕῦσα bellows, bladder, bubble, in a few Gr. compounds, and in many modern scientific terms.physoˈcarpous a. Bot. [Gr. καρπός fruit], having an inflated or bladder-like fruit (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1858). ˈphysocele \|-siːl\|, Path. [Gr. κήλη tumour], a tumour or hernia distended with gas. physograde \|ˈfaɪsəgreɪd\|, Zool. [ad. mod.L. Physograda, f. -gradus going], (a) adj. moving by means of a hollow vesicular float or buoy; of or pertaining to the Physograda, a group of oceanic hydrozoa furnished with such floating organs; (b) n. a member of this group; hence phyˈsogradous a. ‖ physometra \|faɪsəʊˈmiːtrə\|, Path. [Gr. µήτρα womb], the presence of gas in the uterus, uterine tympanites. physonect \|ˈfaɪsəʊnɛkt\|, Zool. [Gr. νήκτης a swimmer, f. νήχειν to swim], a member of the Physonectæ, a suborder of siphonanthous siphonophores; hence physoˈnectous a. physopod \|ˈfaɪsəʊpɒd\| [Gr. πούς, ποδ- foot], a mollusc of the section Physopoda or Thysanoptera, rhipidoglossate gastropods, with a sort of sucker on the foot.1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Physocele, a word used by many authors to express a wind-rupture.1811Hooper Med. Dict., Physocele, a species of hernia, whose contents are distended with wind.1898in Syd. Soc. Lex.1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat.* I. 37/1 The principal organ of locomotion in the physograda is the air-filled vesicle or bladder.1858Mayne Expos. Lex.* 957/2 Animals..characterized by their body being provided with an aëriform dilatation of the intestinal canal, serving for a swimming organ: physo⁓gradous.1822Good Study Med.* IV. 434 Emphysema uteri. Inflation of the Womb... This is the physometra of Sauvages and later nosologists.1875Jones & Siev. Pathol. Anat.* (ed. 2) 759 Physometra is sometimes observed after severe labours.1890Cent. Dict., Physopod. physo- /ˈfʌɪsəʊ/ combining form of Greek phusa bladder: see -o-. DERIVATIVE physoˈclistous adjective [Greek kleistos closed] designating a teleost fish in which there is no opening between the swim bladder and the gut L19. physoˈgastric adjective exhibiting physogastry E20. physogastry noun [Greek gastr-, gastēr abdomen] a condition in which the abdomen of certain insects becomes distended by the growth of fat bodies or other organs E20. physoˈstomous adjective [Greek stoma mouth] designating a teleost fish in which there is an opening between the swim bladder and the gut L19. physo-* — see phys-
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