See Also: urano-(medicine)
urano-(1)(dictionary)
urano-(2)(dictionary)

urano-(1) (iou)



urano- combining form1.
[from Greek ouranos sky, heavens, roof of the mouth: see -O-.]
Forming words with the sense 'pertaining to the sky or heavens'.
Medicine. Forming words with the sense 'pertaining to the palate'.
ura'nology noun (now rare or obsolete) (a treatise on) astronomy M18.
urano'logical adjective (now rare or obsolete) astronomical E19.
urano'metria noun = uranometry L19.
ura'nometry noun a treatise showing the relative positions, distances, and magnitudes of celestial objects, esp. stars; the measurement of these: E18.
urano'plastic adjective (Medicine) of or pertaining to uranoplasty L19.
uranoplasty noun (Medicine) (an instance of) plastic surgery of the hard palate M19.
ura'noscopus noun (Zoology) the stargazer (fish) (now chiefly as mod. Latin genus name) L16.