-megalia
variant of -megaly:
cardiomegalia.
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- -megaly
a combining form meaning “irregular enlargement” of the organ of the body specified by the initial element: cardiomegaly. also, -megalia. -megaly suff. enlargement: splenomegaly.
- -meister
a combining form meaning “a person expert in or renowned for” something specified by the initial element (often used derisively): schlockmeister; opinionmeister; dealmeister. -meister /ˈmaɪstə/ combining form a person who excels at a particular activity spinmeister, horror-meister word origin c20: from german meister master -meister combining word very active in, adept at, or in charge […]
- -melia
a combining form occurring in compound words that denote a condition of the limbs, as specified by the initial element: phocomelia.
- -ment
a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state (abridgment; refreshment), a product (fragment), or means (ornament). -ment suffix indicating state, condition, or quality enjoyment indicating the result or product of an action embankment indicating process or action management word origin from french, from latin -mentum -ment suffix forming nouns, originally from […]
- -mer
chemistry a combining form meaning “member of a particular group”: isomer. compare -mere, -merous. -mer suffix (chem) denoting a substance of a particular cl-ss monomer, polymer word origin from greek meros part -mer suff. variant of -mere. -mere or -mer a suffix meaning “part” or “segment,” as in blastomere, one of the cells that form […]