xen-

combining form

Definition of XEN-

a : guest : foreigner <xenophobia>

b : that which is not the host <xenograft>

a : strange : foreign <xenolith>

b : not being the host <xenobiotic>

xen- or xeno-

Late Latin, from Greek, from xenos stranger, guest, host

Medical Dictionary

combining form

: strange : foreign <xenobiotic>

: heter- <xenograft>

xen- or xeno-

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