trich-: Meaning and Definition of

trich-

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. var. of tricho- before a vowel: trichuriasis.

-trich

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a combining form meaning “one having hair” of the kind or number specified by the initial element; often used to name a single member of a taxonomic group ending in -tricha: heterotrich; hypotrich.
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