-plasia 或 -plasy
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- Growth; development:
生长；发育：
achondroplasia.
软骨发育不全
语源
- New Latin
现代拉丁语 - from Greek plasis [molding]
源自 希腊语 plasis [形成] - from plassein [to mold] * see pelə- 2
源自 plassein [形成] *参见 pelə- 2
-plasia or -plasy
combining form in countable noun
indicating growth, development, or change
⇒
hypoplasia
Origin
from New Latin, from Greek plasis a moulding, from plassein to mould-plasia
Word Origin
1
a combining form with the meaning “growth, cellular multiplication,” of the kind specified by the initial element:
hypoplasia.
Also, -plasy.
Origin
< New Latin < Greek plás(is) a molding + -ia -ia
Related Words
- -plasy
- achondroplasia
- anaplasia
- cataplasia
- dysplasia
- fibroplasia
-plasiaa word element meaning 'biological cellular growth', as in hypoplasia.
Also, -plasy. [New Latin, from Greek plasis a moulding]
-plasia
noun combining form
or -plasy
hyperplasia
homoplasy
noun combining form
or -plasy
ETYMOLOGY New Latin -plasia, from Greek plasis molding, from plassein
: development : formationhyperplasia
homoplasy
-plasia
word-forming element in biology and medicine denoting "formation, growth, development," from Modern Latin -plasia, from Greek plasis "molding, formation," from plassein "to mold" (see plasma).
ORIGIN: from Greek plasis moulding, conformation (from plassein form, mould) + -ia 1
-plasia ⇒ Main Entry: -plastic
-pla·sia
\ˈplāzh(ē)ə\ noun combining form
or -pla·sy\ˌplāsē, -lasē, _pləsē\
(plural -plasias or -plasies)
Etymology: New Latin -plasia, from Greek plasis molding + New Latin -ia -y
: development : formation
< dysplasia >
< heteroplasia >
< homoplasy >
or -pla·sy
< dysplasia >
< heteroplasia >
< homoplasy >
-plasia
Suffix
- medicine Growth or formation (of the specified type)
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πλάσις (plásis, “molding, formation”).
Synonyms
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -plasia