irido-: Meaning and Definition of

irido-

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a combining form of Latin origin used, with the meanings “rainbow,” “iridescent,” “iris (of the eye),” “Iris (the genus),” and “iridium,” in the formation of compound words: iridopupillary; iridosmine; iridotomy.
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