-phasia

suffix

Used to form the names of disorders and phenomena relating to words and speech.

“aphasia, dysphasia, monophasia, schizophasia”

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OriginAncient Greek φάσις →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form the names of disorders and phenomena relating to words and speech.

    aphasia, dysphasia, monophasia, schizophasia

    Synonyms: -logia, -phemia, -lalia, -arthria, -phrasia

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixUsed to form the names of disorders and phenomena relating to words and speech.

Similar
-logia-phemia-lalia-arthria-phrasia
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-arthria-lalia-logia-phemia-phrasia

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφάσις“utterance”
  2. English-phasia

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “utterance”), from φημί (phēmí, “I say”).

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Translations

Polish -fazja
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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