-philia

noun combining form

: a strong feeling of love or admiration for something

: a feeling of unusual or abnormal sexual desire for someone or something

Full Definition of -PHILIA

: friendly feeling toward <Francophilia>

: tendency toward <hemophilia>

: abnormal appetite or liking for <necrophilia>

New Latin, from Greek philia friendship, from philos dear

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form -phil·ia \ˈfil-ē-ə\

: tendency toward <hemophilia>

: abnormal appetite or liking for <necrophilia>

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