-phagy
a combining form meaning “eating,” “devouring” that specified by the initial element, especially as a practice or habit:
allotriophagy; anthropophagy.
also, -phagia.
-phagy
combining form
indicating an eating or devouring anthropophagy
word origin
from greek -phagia; see phago-
-phagy suff.
variant of -phagia.
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- -phane
combining form indicating something resembling a specified substance cellophane word origin from greek phainein to shine, (in p-ssive) appear -phane comb. form meaning “having the appearance of,” from gk. -phanes, from phainein “to show,” phainesthai “to appear” (see phantasm). -phane or -phan suff. a substance resembling something specified: tryptophan.
- -phany
a combining form occurring in loanwords from greek, meaning “appearance,” “manifestation” (epiphany); used in the formation of compound words (christophany; satanophany). -phany combining form indicating a manifestation theophany derived forms -phanous, combining_form:in_adjective word origin from greek -phania, from phainein to show; see -phane
- -phasia
a combining form used in the names of speech disorders, as specified by the initial element: aphasia. also, -phasy. -phasia combining form indicating speech disorder of a specified kind aphasia derived forms -phasic, combining_form:in_adjective, combining_form:in_noun:countable word origin from greek, from phanai to speak -phasia suff. a speech disorder of a specified kind: dysphasia.
- -phasy
a combining form used in the names of speech disorders, as specified by the initial element: aphasia. also, -phasy. -phasia combining form indicating speech disorder of a specified kind aphasia derived forms -phasic, combining_form:in_adjective, combining_form:in_noun:countable word origin from greek, from phanai to speak -phasia suff. a speech disorder of a specified kind: dysphasia.
- -phemia
-phemia comb. form meaning “speech,” from gk. -phemia, from pheme “speech,” from stem of phemi “i speak,” cognate with l. fari “to speak,” fama “report, reputation” (see fame).