-cardia
a combining form occurring in compounds that denote an anomalous or undesirable action or position of the heart, as specified by the initial element:
dextrocardia; tachycardia.
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- -cardium
a combining form occurring in compounds that denote tissue or organs -ssociated with the heart, as specified by the initial element: myocardium; pericardium.
- -carpic
a combination of -carp and -ic used in the formation of adjectives from stems in -carp: endocarpic. -carpic combining form a variant of -carpous -carpous combining form (in botany) indicating a certain kind or number of fruit apocarpous word origin from new latin -carpus, from greek karpos fruit
- -carpous
a combining form meaning “fruited,” “having fruit, fruiting bodies, or carpels of a given sort,” as specified by the initial element: apocarpous. -carpous combining form (in botany) indicating a certain kind or number of fruit apocarpous word origin from new latin -carpus, from greek karpos fruit
- -ce
a multiplicative suffix occurring in once, twice, thrice.
- -cele
a combining form meaning “tumor,” used in the formation of compound words: variocele. -cele2 variant of -coele: blastocele. -cele combining form tumour or hernia hydrocele word origin from greek kēlē tumour -cele 1 suff. tumor; hernia: cystocele. -cele 2 suff. variant of -coel.