-oon
a suffix occurring in words borrowed from french and other romance languages (b-ssoon; balloon; dragoon; pontoon), and on this model occasionally used in the formation of new nouns in english (spittoon).
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- -opia
a combining form occurring in compound words denoting a condition of sight or of the visual organs: diplopia; hemeralopia; myopia. also, -opsia. -opia combining form indicating a visual defect or condition myopia derived forms -opic, combining_form:in_adjective word origin from greek, from ōps eye -opia suff. a visual condition or defect of a specified kind: anisometropia.
- -opsia
variant of -opia: hemianopsia. also, -opsy2 .
- -opsis
a combining form meaning “likeness,” used especially in the names of living organisms and organic structures that resemble the thing named by the initial element: coreopsis. -opsis combining form indicating a specified appearance or resemblance meconopsis word origin from greek opsis sight
- -opsy
a combining form occurring in compound words denoting a medical examination or inspection: biopsy; necropsy. -opsy2 variant of -opsia: achromatopsy. -opsy suff. examination: biopsy.
- -opy
variant of -opia.