"-o-" meaning in English

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Affix

Etymology: Designated in the USAN guidelines for non-proprietary names of monoclonal antibodies. Head templates: {{head|en|interfix}} -o-
  1. (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a murine source Categories (topical): Pharmacology, Medicine Synonyms: -ö- Related terms: -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies (english: See that entry for full paradigm.)
    Sense id: en--o--en-affix-BKmvmN5e Disambiguation of Medicine: 67 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English interfixes, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English interfixes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interfix

Etymology: Adopted from Latin -o-, originating ultimately from Ancient Greek -ό- (-ó-) and -ο- (-o-). In English, the connective is found from the Middle English period in direct borrowings from Latin. Direct formations of English terms with the connective, always combining Greek or Latin roots, appear from the 16th or 17th century. From the 18th century, the suffix becomes productive in compounds where the second element is English. From about 1800, formations on all sorts of stems become common. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-o-}} Latin -o-, {{der|en|grc|-ό-}} Ancient Greek -ό- (-ó-) Head templates: {{head|en|interfix}} -o-
  1. A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -i- Translations (linking vowel between morphemes): -a- (Irish), -o- (Kashubian), -o- (Polish), -o- [unstressed] (Portuguese), -ó- [stressed] (Portuguese), -ô- (note: in Brazilian Portuguese) [stressed] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--o--en-interfix--LKguuUa Categories (other): English interfixes, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kashubian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English interfixes: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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