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Where does “-penia” come from?

-penia (English) comes from Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ — poverty, want.

-penia (English): deficiency

Definitions

  1. deficiency

Ancestry of “-penia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπενῐ́ᾱpoverty, want

Words derived from “-penia”

  • thrombocytopenia
  • neutropenia
  • thrombocytopenic
  • osteopenia
  • leukopenia
  • pancytopenia
  • lymphopenia
  • osteopenic
  • cytopenia
  • panleukopenia
  • lymphocytopenia
  • neuroglycopenia
  • lymphopenic
  • neuroglycopenic
  • erythroblastopenia
  • leukopenic
  • nonthrombocytopenic
  • monocytopenia
  • thrombopenia
  • macrothrombocytopenia
  • cytopenic
  • hydropenia
  • monocytopenic
  • lymphocytopenic
Every word from Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ →