-pepsia
digestion
-clasis
act of breaking (something) up
-clasia
act of breaking (something) up
-clysis
irrigation
-plasia
proliferation; growth; development [in reference to tissue or cells]
(Growth in NUMBER)
-phage
one that eats [one = any life form - not humans]
-phagia
act of eating (or, of chewing; biting; swallowing; devouring)
-schisis
act of spliting
-tripsy
act of crushing (or, of rubbing); friction
-tripsis
act of crushing (or, of rubbing); friction
-trophy
nutrition; growth.
(Growth in SIZE)
usually found with the 5 special prefixes, especially: hypo-; hyper-; dys-)