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English Affixes From A To Z: A One-Stop List Of Suffixes, Prefixes, and Combining FormsIn English, we love to make new words by adding all sorts of bits to the front and back of existing terms. These are called affixes, and they are added to the base or stem of a word. When attached to the end of word, the affix is called a suffix. And to the beginning? A prefix.
Nearby words
phaeo-, phaeohyphomycosis, phaestus, phaethon, phaeton, phage, phagedaena, phagedena, phago-, phagocyte, phagocytic
Origin of phage
by shortening, or independent use of -phage
Definition for phage (2 of 2)
-phage
a combining form meaning “a thing that devours,” used in the formation of compound words, especially the names of phagocytes: macrophage.
Also -phag.
Origin of -phage
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British Dictionary definitions for phage (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for phage (2 of 2)
-phage
n combining form
indicating something that eats or consumes something specifiedbacteriophage
Derived Forms
-phagous, adj combining formWord Origin for -phage
from Greek -phagos; see phago-
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Medicine definitions for phage (1 of 2)
phage
[ fāj ]
n.
bacteriophage
Medicine definitions for phage (2 of 2)
-phage
suff.
One that eats:macrophage.
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