(comb form)
101-opia — comb. form denoting a visual disorder (myopia). Etymology: Gk f. ops eye * * * a combining form occurring in compound words denoting a condition of sight or of the visual organs: diplopia; hemeralopia; myopia. Also, opsia. [ < Gk opia, akin to …
102-phily — comb. form = PHILIA. * * * f(ə)lē, li noun combining form ( es) Etymology: New Latin philia 1. : fondness for toxophily 2. : affinity for hydrophil …
103chemi- — comb. form var. of CHEMO . * * * combining form see chem * * * var. of chemo , esp. before elements of Latin origin: chemisorption. * * * comb. form representing . See also chemo …
104haemato- — comb. form (US hemato ) blood. Etymology: Gk haima haimat blood * * * I. see haemat II. combining form see hemat * * * Chiefly Brit. var. of hemato : haematocyst. * * * comb. form British spelling of hemato …
105laevo- — comb. form (also levo ) on or to the left. Etymology: L laevus left * * * laevo , combining form. a variant of levo (Cf. ↑levo ), as in laevorotatory. * * * comb. form chiefly Brit. alternate spelling of levo Origin …
106-logic — comb. form (also logical) forming adjectives corresponding esp. to nouns in logy (pathological; theological). Etymology: from or after Gk logikos: see IC, ICAL * * * a combining form used in the formation of adjectives corresponding to nouns… …
107-worthy — comb. form forming adjectives meaning: 1 deserving of (blameworthy; noteworthy). 2 suitable or fit for (newsworthy; roadworthy). * * * a combining form of worthy, occurring in adjectives that have the general sense deserving of, fit for… …
108-loger — comb. form forming nouns, = LOGIST. Etymology: after astrologer * * * comb. form equivalent to logist Origin: on the pattern of words such as (astro)loger * * * loger (lədʒə(r)) the ending of a few words which are virtually adaptations of actual… …
109-long — comb. form forming adjectives and adverbs: 1 for the duration of (lifelong). 2 = LING(2) (headlong). * * * comb. form (added to nouns) for the duration of lifelong * * * long, † longs suffix forming advs. (lɒŋ) The earliest instance is endlong,… …
110-aemia — comb. form (also haemia, US emia, hemia) forming nouns denoting that a substance is (esp. excessively) present in the blood (bacteriaemia; pyaemia). Etymology: mod.L f. Gk aimia f. haima blood * * * see emia * * * var. of emia: anaemia. * * *… …
