Meaning
suffix-ism
condition, state
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Terms built from -ism
3 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -ism marked.
-ism decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The prefix hyper- means “excessive”.
- The root thyroid/o means “thyroid”.
- The suffix -ism means “condition”.
- Together: Overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- The prefix hypo- means “deficient”.
- The root thyroid/o means “thyroid”.
- The suffix -ism means “condition”.
- Together: Underactivity of the thyroid gland.
- The root embol/o means “plug”.
- The suffix -ism means “condition”.
- Together: Obstruction of a blood vessel by a traveling clot or foreign matter.
Parts that combine with -ism
Word parts that appear alongside -ism in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use -ism but do not yet have their own page in the library.
alcoholism
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with -ism, word for word.
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