Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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-phagous 42<br />
-phoria<br />
-phagous adj combining form Gk -phagos, fr. phagein to eat<br />
: feeding esp. on a specified kind <strong>of</strong> food anthropophagous<br />
creophagous cytophagous saprophagous<br />
-phagus n combining form NL, fr. Gk -phagos : eater : one<br />
that eats an indicated thing or in an indicated way in<br />
generic names <strong>of</strong> animals Melophagus<br />
-phagy n combining form - Gk -phagia, fr. phagein to eat +<br />
-ia -y : eating <strong>of</strong> a specified type or substance esp. in biological<br />
<strong>and</strong> medical terms anthropophagy biophagy<br />
cytophagy geophagy<br />
-phalangia n combining form - NL, fr. phalang-, phalanx + -ia<br />
: condition <strong>of</strong> the phalanges brachyphalangia<br />
-phane n combining form - Gk -phans appearing, shining, fr.<br />
phainein to show : substance having a specified form, quality,<br />
or appearance cymophane glaucophane hydrophane<br />
phaner- or phanero- combining form Gk, fr. phaneros, fr.<br />
phainein to show : visible : manifest : open phanerocryst<br />
phanerogam<br />
-phany n combining form - LGk -phania, -phaneia, fr. Gk<br />
phainein to show : appearance : manifestation pneumatophany<br />
Satanophany<br />
pharmaco- combining form Gk pharmako-, fr. pharmakon<br />
: medicine : drug pharmacomania pharmacophobia<br />
pharmacotherapy<br />
pharyng- or pharyngo- combining form Gk, fr. pharyng-, pharynx<br />
1 :pharynx pharyngalgia pharyngitis 2 :pharyngeal<br />
<strong>and</strong> pharyngonasal<br />
-phasia also -phasy n combining form, pl -phasias also -phasies<br />
-phasia, NL, fr. Gk, speech, fr. phasis utterance, statement,<br />
fr. phanai to say, speak -phasy fr. NL -phasia : speech disorder<br />
<strong>of</strong> a specified type esp. relating to the symbolic use <strong>of</strong><br />
language dysphasia tachyphasia compare -,<br />
-, - 2<br />
phaso- combining form phase : phase phasogeneous<br />
phello- combining form Gk, cork, fr. phellos prob. akin to Gk<br />
phloos bark : cork : bark phelloderm phellogen<br />
-phemia n combining form - NL, fr. Gk -phmia speech, fr.<br />
-phmos speaking fr. phm speech, fr. phanai to speak, say<br />
+ -ia -y : speech disorder <strong>of</strong> a specified type esp. relating to<br />
the articulation or fluency <strong>of</strong> speech sounds aphemia<br />
brachyphemia compare -, -, - 2<br />
phen- or pheno- combining form Gk phain-, phaino-, fr.<br />
phainein to show 1 also phaen- or phaeno- a :showing phenocryst<br />
b :- phaenogam 2 phene a :related to<br />
benzene phenol : containing phenyl phenethyl phenobarbital<br />
esp : containing two benzene rings phenazine<br />
phenothiazine b :phenol phenoxide<br />
phenanthr- or phenanthro- or phenanthra- combining form<br />
phenanthr ene : phenanthrene phenanthridine phenanthr<strong>of</strong>uran<br />
phenanthraquinone<br />
-phenone n combining form - phen- + -one : aromatic ketone<br />
containing a phenyl or substituted phenyl group attached to a<br />
specified acyl group acetophenone benzophenone<br />
resacetophenone<br />
-pher n combining form - Gk pherein to carry : one that carries<br />
chronopher telpher<br />
phil- or philo- combining form ME, fr. OF, fr. L, fr. Gk, fr.<br />
philein to love, fr. philos beloved, dear, loving more at<br />
- : loving : having an affinity for philydraceous<br />
philo-Celticism philograph<br />
-phil or -phile n combining form - F -phile, fr. Gk -philos, fr.<br />
philos beloved, dear, loving : one that loves : lover : one having<br />
a fondness or affinity for or a strong attraction to acidophil<br />
hemophile bibliophile Anglophile<br />
-phil or -phile adj combining form NL -philus, fr. L, fr. Gk philos<br />
beloved, dear, loving : loving : having a fondness or affinity<br />
for hemophile Francophil organophile<br />
-phila n combining form, pl -phila NL, fr. L, fem. sing. <strong>and</strong><br />
neut. pl. <strong>of</strong> -philus : one or ones attracted to or living or<br />
growing by preference in in names <strong>of</strong> biological taxa<br />
Ammophila Anthophila<br />
-philia n combining form - NL, fr. Gk philia, fr. philos loving<br />
more at - 1 :tendency toward chromatophilia<br />
spasmophilia 2 :abnormal appetite or liking for claustrophilia<br />
-philic adj combining form phil- + -ic : having an affinity for<br />
: loving : attracted by : adapted to electrophilic heliophilic<br />
lyophilic opposed to -phobic<br />
-philous adj combining form Gk philos beloved, dear, loving<br />
prob. akin to OE bile- simple, innocent, OHG bil-, bila- goodnatured,<br />
friendly, MIr bil good : loving : having an affinity<br />
for dendrophilous lithophilous acidophilous<br />
-philus n combining form NL, fr. L, loving, fr. Gk philos<br />
: creature attracted to such a food or habitat in generic<br />
names Campephilus Spermophilus<br />
-phily n combining form - NL -philia 1 :fondness for toxophily<br />
2 :affinity for hydrophily photophily zoophily<br />
chiefly in biological <strong>and</strong> chemical terms<br />
phleb- or phlebo- combining form ME fleb-, fr. MF, fr. LL<br />
phleb-, fr. Gk, fr. phleb-, phleps blood vessel, vein akin to Gk<br />
phlyein, phlyzein to boil over : vein phlebitis phlebogram<br />
phlor- or phloro- combining form F, fr. ISV phlorizin : related<br />
to phlorizin phloretin phloroglucin<br />
phob- or phobo- combining form LL, fr. Gk, fr. phobos : fear<br />
: avoidance phobism phobophobia phobotaxis<br />
-phobe n combining form - Gk -phobos -fearing, fr. phobos<br />
fear, flight : one having a specified phobia Anglophobe<br />
chromophobe heliophobe photophobe<br />
-phobic or -phobous adj combining form -phobic fr. F -phobique,<br />
fr. LL -phobicus, fr. Gk -phobikos, fr. -phobos fearing +<br />
-ikos -ic phobous fr. LL -phobus, fr. Gk -phobos 1 :exhibiting<br />
a phobia: having an aversion for Anglophobic calciphobous<br />
heliophobous 2 chem : lacking or relating to lack<br />
<strong>of</strong> strong affinity for such a substance opposed to -philic<br />
pholid- or pholido- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. pholid-, pholis<br />
scale <strong>of</strong> a reptile akin to Gk phloos bark : scale pholidosis<br />
pholidolite<br />
-pholis n combining form NL, fr. Gk pholis scale <strong>of</strong> a reptile<br />
: organism having a specified kind <strong>of</strong> scale in generic<br />
names Conopholis<br />
phon- or phono- combining form L, fr. Gk phn-, phno-, fr.<br />
phn : sound : voice : speech : tone phonal phonograph<br />
phonology<br />
-phone n combining form - LL -phona, fr. LGk -phna, fr. Gk,<br />
neut. pl. <strong>of</strong> -phnos -sounding, fr. phnein to sound 1 :sound<br />
: voice in names <strong>of</strong> musical instruments <strong>and</strong> sound-transmitting<br />
devices saxophone earphone radiophone 2<br />
: speaker <strong>of</strong> a specified language Francophone<br />
-phone adj combining form F, fr. Gk -phnos -sounding, fr.<br />
phnein to sound, fr. phn sound, voice : <strong>of</strong> or relating to<br />
a population that speaks a specified language Francophone<br />
-phony also -phonia n combining form, pl -phonies also -phonias<br />
ME -phonie, fr. OF, fr. L -phonia, fr. Gk -phnia, fr.<br />
-phnos -sounding fr. phnein to sound + -ia -y 1 :sound<br />
acrophony cacophony 2 usu -phonia : speech disorder <strong>of</strong><br />
a specified type esp. relating to phonation dysphonia<br />
baryphony compare -, -, -<br />
-phora n combining form, pl -phora NL, fr. fem. sing. neut.<br />
pl. <strong>of</strong> -phorus : organism bearing a specified structure<br />
Cladophora : organisms bearing a specified structure<br />
Ctenophora<br />
-phorae n pl combining form NL, fr. fem. pl. <strong>of</strong> -phorus<br />
: organisms carrying a specified structure Discophorae<br />
Physophorae<br />
-phore or -phor n combining form - NL -phorus, fr. Gk<br />
-phoros, fr. pherein to carry : carrier chromophore<br />
ctenophore gametophore luminophor semaphore<br />
-phoresis n combining form, pl -phoreses NL, fr. Gk phorsis being<br />
carried : transmission electrophoresis iontophoresis<br />
-phoria n combining form - NL, fr. Gk, act <strong>of</strong> carrying, fr.<br />
-phoros -phorous + -ia -y : bearing : state : tendency euphoria<br />
ideaphoria heterophoria
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