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-chezia

UK/ˈkiːzɪə/

-chezia suffix: defecation.

Suffix

-chezia

  1. (figuratively, literally) defecation
    • allo- + -chezia → allochezia
    • hemato- + -chezia → hematochezia

Origin of -chezia

Representing the Ancient Greek χέζω (khézō, “I defecate”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, “-ia”, suffix forming abstract nouns).

Questions about -chezia

What does -chezia mean?
-chezia means defecation.
What part of speech is -chezia?
-chezia is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -chezia?
-chezia is pronounced /ˈkiːzɪə/ (UK).

Words near -chezia in the dictionary

  1. -ces
  2. -cest
  3. -cester
  4. -cha
  5. -chan
  6. -chezia
  7. -chology
  8. -choo
  9. -chore
  10. -choron
  11. -chorous

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