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单词 -philia
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-philia


a combining form used in the formation of compound words that have the general sense “love or liking” (ailurophilia,Anglophilia), “unnatural attraction” (coprophilia,necrophilia), “tendency” (biophilia,hemophilia,) in histology, “cell staining with a specific dye” (chromophilia,eosinophilia); also forming abstract nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -philic or -philous or nouns ending in -phile (zoophilia,spasmophilia).

Origin of -philia

From Greek philía “friendship, affinity”; see -phile, -ia;see also -phily
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British Dictionary definitions for -philia

-philia

n combining form

indicating a tendency towardshaemophilia
indicating an abnormal liking fornecrophilia

Derived forms of -philia

-philiac, n combining form

Word Origin for -philia

from Greek philos loving
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Medical definitions for -philia

-philia

suff.

Tendency toward:hemophilia.
Abnormal attraction to:necrophilia.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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