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-orexia

-orexia suffix: related to appetite and eating disorders.

Suffix

-orexia

  1. Related to appetite and eating disorders.

Origin of -orexia

From Ancient Greek ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”). Modeled on anorexia.

Questions about -orexia

What does -orexia mean?
-orexia means related to appetite and eating disorders.
What part of speech is -orexia?
-orexia is a suffix.

Words near -orexia in the dictionary

  1. -opsia
  2. -opsis
  3. -opsy
  4. -or
  5. -orama
  6. -orexia
  7. -oria
  8. -ories
  9. -orium
  10. -oriums
  11. -orph-

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