词根词缀：cole-, coleo-

【来源及含义】Greek: sheath, scabbard; in medicine, a combining form that means "sheath" or "vagina"

【相关描述】Don't confuse this cole-, "sheath, vagina" unit with the following -cole, -cola, -coles (living among, dwelling in); coll-, col- (neck); collo-, coll- (glue); colo-, col- (colon, large intestine); and colon-, coln- (farm, settlement) units.

【同源单词】coleitis, coleocele, coleocystitis, Coleoptera, coleopterophilous, coleoptosis