-chezia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Representing the Ancient Greek χέζω (khézō, “I defecate”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, “-ia”, suffix forming abstract nouns).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kēʹzĭə, IPA(key): /ˈkiːzɪə/
Suffix
[edit]-chezia
- (literally and figuratively, forms nouns) defecation
- allo- + -chezia → allochezia
- hemato- + -chezia → hematochezia
- dys- + -chezia → dyschezia