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lepto
1[lep-toh]
lepto-
2a combining form meaning “thin,” “fine,” “slight,” used in the formation of compound words.
leptophyllous.
lepto-
combining form
fine, slender, or slight
leptosome
Word History and Origins
Origin of lepto1
Origin of lepto2
Word History and Origins
Origin of lepto1
Example Sentences
“If you have a private backyard, if your pet is in the parks, if your pet likes to sniff around garbage, drink from standing puddles, get a lepto vaccine,” she said.
“Then a concerned dog owner came up to me and told me that a few puppies have passed away from lepto recently, so we all got out of there.”
In the eight weeks since the storm hit, clean water has been so scarce that the 3.4 million Americans in Puerto Rico have been forced to drink from streams and rivers – all of which can be a breeding ground for lepto.
Today, Dr. Deseda tells us the CDC identified 14 cases of lepto in patients who are alive and fighting the disease, plus two cases where the patient died.
These two new deaths of lepto did not change the overall death toll; they had already been counted, but now we have an official ruling on the diagnosis.
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When To Use
Lepto- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “thin, fine, slight.” It is used in medical, scientific, and other technical terms.Lepto- comes from the Greek ó, variously meaning “thin, slight, fine, small,” with a literal sense of “stripped.” ó is also the source of leptin, a hormone thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism. are variants of lepto-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, lepto- can become lept-.
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