suff.
- Tendency toward: hemophilia.
- Abnormal attraction to: necrophilia.
[New Latin, from Greek -philiā : -philos, -phile + -iā, -ia.]
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suff.
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suff.
- Tendency toward: hemophilia.
- Abnormal attraction to: necrophilia.
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Word element. [Gr.] affinity for, morbid fondness of.
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