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Andro- The Prefix That?s All Man

By Sharon

Andro- derives from the Greek andros (man) and denotes anything that’s male or masculine (and you thought that was testosterone ) It’s given us several words, many of them scientific or biological:

andranatomy - the dissection or structure of the male body

androcentric - regarding men as being primary or central

androcephalic - having a man’s head upon an animal’s body

androcracy - political rule by men

androcyte - a male sex cell

androgen - a steroid/hormone that promotes the development male sexual organs and characteristics

androgynous - having both male and female characteristics; also applies in botany. Don’t confuse this with androgenous, a biological term which means producing male offspring only

android - a robot that looks like a human

andrology - the study of diseases that affect men (sometimes called andriatry or andriatics)

andromorphous - having a man’s shape

androsterone - a steroid hormone produced by men

Find many more examples here.

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Full post as published by Daily Writing Tips on April 26, 2008 (boomark / email).