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copr-
- variant of copro- before a vowel:
copremia.
Example Sentences
Key parts of the £135m Copr Bay district open to the public on Friday.
Copr Bay phase one is a key part of the £1bn regeneration programme in Swansea and it is estimated it will contribute £17.1m a year to the city's economy.
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Labels, 37, 64, 69, 223, 233, 237, 309.Labor copr. rpt.,
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Words That Use Copr-
What does copr- mean?
Copr- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “dung,” “feces,” “excrement.” It is used in some medical and scientific words.
Copr- comes from the Greek kópros, meaning “dung.” The combining form scat-, from another Greek root for “dung” (skôr), is used similarly to copr-.
Copr- is a variant of copro-, which loses its -o– when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.
Want to know more? Read our Words That Use copro- article.
Examples of copr-
One, not-for-the-squeamish, example of a medical term that features the combining form copr- is copremesis, “fecal vomiting.”
The combining form copr- means “feces,” as we know. The second part of the word, -emesis, refers to the act of vomiting. Copremesis literally translates to “the act of vomiting feces.” (Yeah, this one’s a doozy.)
What are some words that use the combining form copr-?
What are some other forms that copr- may be commonly confused with?
Not every word that begins with the exact letters copr- is necessarily using the combining form copr- to denote “excrement,” such as copra. Learn the history and meaning of the very non-excremental word copra at our entry for the word.
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