Etymology

-exia

Today it means: Forms the names of functional diseases or of conditions such as pyrexia or cachexia. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἕξις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἕξις“possession, condition”
  2. English today-exia

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

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