-penia

Word Origin

a combining form used in the formation of compound words that have the general sense “lack, deficiency,” as specified by the initial element:

leukopenia.

Origin

< New Latin, combining form representing Greek penía poverty, need

Related Words

lymphopenia
neutropenia
thrombocytopenia

-penia
noun combining form

ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek penia

: deficiency
leukopenia

-penia|ˈpiːnɪə|repr. Gr. πενία poverty, need, is used in Med. to denote a deficiency, esp. of a constituent of the blood, as in granulocytopenia, pancytopenia s.v. pan- 2. Also (erron.) -pœnia.1971Lancet 10 July 108/1 May I add -penia to the list of alternatives to hypo- suggested by Dr. Ell? In Greek it meant ‘poverty’ and it is currently used in such words as granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia.

-penia /ˈpi:nɪə/ suffix.

ORIGIN: Greek penia poverty, need.

Medicine. Deficiency, esp. of a constituent of the blood, as granulocytopenia, leucopenia, lymphopenia.

-pe·nia
\ˈpēnēə\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek penia poverty, lack
: deficiency of
< erythropenia >
< thrombopenia >
< eosinopenia >

-penia

Suffix

deficiency

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πενία (penía, “poverty, lack”)

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -penia

erythropenia

leucopenia

neutropenia

pancytopenia

thrombocytopenia

词汇	-penia
词根词缀	AHD Dictionary.com MWCD OED SOED Webster Wiktionary -penia suff.（后缀） Lack; deficiency: 缺乏；不足： leukopenia. 白血球缺乏症语源 New Latin 现代拉丁语 from Greek penia [poverty, lack] * see (s)pen- 源自希腊语 penia [贫穷，缺少] 参见 (s)pen- -penia Word Origin 1 a combining form used in the formation of compound words that have the general sense “lack, deficiency,” as specified by the initial element: leukopenia. Origin < New Latin, combining form representing Greek penía poverty, need Related Words lymphopenia neutropenia thrombocytopenia -penia noun combining form* ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek penia : deficiency leukopenia -penia\|ˈpiːnɪə\|repr. Gr. πενία poverty, need, is used in Med. to denote a deficiency, esp. of a constituent of the blood, as in granulocytopenia, pancytopenia s.v. pan- 2. Also (erron.) -pœnia.1971Lancet 10 July 108/1 May I add -penia to the list of alternatives to hypo- suggested by Dr. Ell? In Greek it meant ‘poverty’ and it is currently used in such words as granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia. -penia /ˈpi:nɪə/ suffix. ORIGIN: Greek penia poverty, need. Medicine. Deficiency, esp. of a constituent of the blood, as granulocytopenia, leucopenia, lymphopenia. -pe·nia \ˈpēnēə\ noun combining form (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek penia poverty, lack : deficiency of < erythropenia > < thrombopenia > < eosinopenia > -penia Suffix deficiency Etymology From Ancient Greek πενία (penía, “poverty, lack”) Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -penia erythropenia leucopenia neutropenia pancytopenia thrombocytopenia
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