-phobic
a combining form used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -phobe:
acrophobic; photophobic.
-phobic or -phobous
suff.
having a fear of or an aversion for: photophobic.
lacking an affinity for: lyophobic.
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- -phore
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- -phorous
a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -ph-r-: gonophorous.
- -phrenia
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