fluor-

combining form

variants or fluoro-

1

: fluorine

fluoride

2

or less commonly fluori- : fluorescence

fluoroscope

fluorimeter

Word History

Etymology

French

Rhymes for fluor-

• boor
• cour
• cure
• jure
• lure
• moor
• pure
• spoor
• sure
• tour
• abjure
• adjure

Medical Definition

fluor

noun

flu·​or ˈflü-ˌȯ(ə)r  ˈflü-ər 

: a bodily discharge

make a diagnosis of pathological fluor

—Archives of Therapeutics