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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

-exia en · X

Pronunciation

  • /-ˈɛksi.ə/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕξις (héxis, “possession, condition”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to have”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Forms the names of functional diseases or of conditions such as pyrexia or cachexia.

Forms

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-exis alternative lexicographic
-hexis alternative lexicographic
-hexia alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

hectic · cathexis · pyrexia · cachexia

Relateds

-iasis · -itis · -osis