-orexia
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a combining form meaning “desire,” “appetite,” as specified by the initial element: anorexia.
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Words nearby -orexia
Oresteia, Orestes, Orestes complex, Øresund, ore tanker, -orexia, orexigenic, orexis, orf, orfe, Orfeo ed Euridice
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