-orexia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”). Modeled on anorexia.

Suffix

-orexia

1. Related to appetite and eating disorders.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -orexia

anorexia

basorexia

cynorexia

dysorexia

hyporexia

lycorexia

orthorexia

parorexia

Related terms

• orexis
• rich

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”) + -ia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ɾekˈsi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ɾekˈsi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ɾekˈsi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.ɾɨˈksi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: -o‧re‧xi‧a

Suffix

-orexia f

1. Related to appetite, desire, longing.

   ‎vigor + ‎-orexia → ‎vigorexia

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -orexia

vigorexia

Related terms

• orexia

Further reading

• “-orexia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “-orexia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025