-phalangia

suffix

Denoting a condition of the phalange bones in the fingers and toes.

“a- + -phalangia → aphalangia”

OriginLatin phalanx →
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Meanings

suffix

alternative -phalangy

  1. medicineDenoting a condition of the phalange bones in the fingers and toes.

    a- + -phalangia → aphalangia

    1 more example

    brachy- + -phalangia → brachyphalangia

Origin

  1. Latinphalanx
  2. English-phalangia

From Latin phalanx, with combining form phalang-.

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APA

-phalangia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phalangia

MLA

“-phalangia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phalangia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-phalangia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phalangia.

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