-penia

-penia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πενία (penía, “poverty, lack”)

Suffix

-penia

1. deficiency

Derived terms

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• erythropenia
• neutropenia
• pancytopenia

Translations

deficiency

French: -pénie f German: -penie f

Irish: -péine f Italian: -penia f

Anagrams

• Paine, apine

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πενία (penía, “poverty, lack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈni.a/, [peˈn̺iːä]
• Stress: -penìa
• Hyphenation: -pe‧nia

Suffix

-penia f

1. (medicine) -penia (deficiency, lack)

Derived terms

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