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retro- pref. repr. L. retrō- adv. (‘behind’) used in combination as in retrospicere (cf. RETROSPECT), retrogradus (see next), f. RE- + compar. suffix as in intrō- INTRO-; in anat. and path. denoting ‘situated behind’ the part of the body indicated by the second el., as retro-ocular, -uterine.

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retro-

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retro- prefix denoting at the back or behind.

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