-thymia


  1. a combining form used in the formation of compound words that denote mental disorders, as specified by the initial element: alexithymia; cyclothymia; dysthymia.

Origin of -thymia

1
<Greek, equivalent to thȳm(ós) soul, spirit, mind + -ia-ia

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British Dictionary definitions for -thymia

-thymia

n combining form
  1. indicating a certain emotional condition, mood, or state of mind: cyclothymia

Origin of -thymia

1
New Latin, from Greek thumos temper

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