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-phrenia

-phrenia suffix: mental disorder.

Suffix

-phrenia

  1. mental disorder.

Origin of -phrenia

From φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”) + -ia.

Questions about -phrenia

What does -phrenia mean?
-phrenia means mental disorder.
What part of speech is -phrenia?
-phrenia is a suffix.

Words near -phrenia in the dictionary

  1. -phore
  2. -phoresis
  3. -phoretic
  4. -phorous
  5. -phrasia
  6. -phrenia
  7. -phyl
  8. -phyll
  9. -phyllous
  10. -phylly
  11. -phyly

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