-phagia

Medical Suffix
-phagia

-phagia means eating, swallowing (from the Greek).

What does -phagia mean?

The suffix -phagia means "eating, swallowing". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using -phagia

WordMeaning
dysphagiadifficulty swallowing
aphagiainability to swallow

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