-cephalus
combining form
denoting a cephalic abnormality hydrocephalus
word origin
new latin -cephalus; see -cephalic
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- -cephaly
a combining form of nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -cephalic, or -cephalous: dolichocephaly. -cephaly suff. a specified condition affecting the head: microcephaly.
- -ceptor
-ceptor suff. taker, receiver: nociceptor.
- -chore
combining form (in botany) indicating a plant distributed by a certain means anemoch-r- derived forms -chorous, -choric, combining_form:in_adjective word origin from greek khōrein to move
- -chroic
variant of -chroous. -chroous combining form coloured in a specified way isochroous word origin from greek khrōs skin, complexion, colour
- -chrome
variant of chrom- as the final element of a compound word: polychrome. -chrome combining form, combining form colour, coloured, or pigment monochrome word origin from greek khrōma colour