See Also: Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, and Afro-American religions(encyclopedia)
respiratory metal(medicine)
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Metal(medicine)
pot-metal(dictionary)

Afro- (iou) and respiratory metal (medicine)


Afro- (iou)



Afro- combining form. Before a vowel occas. Afr-. M19.
[Latin, from Afr-, Afer African: see -O-.]
Forming adjectives and nouns with the senses 'African (and)', as Aframerican, Afro-American, Afro-Asian, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Cuban, and 'of or pertaining to Africa', as Afrocentric.

respiratory metal (medicine)


respiratory metal


A metal present in certain respiratory pigments; e.g., iron, manganese, copper, vanadium.