What does -phoria mean in medical terms?

-phoria

Meaning: feeling; state of bearing

Type: Suffix

A suffix goes at the very end of a word, after the root. On this page: what -phoria means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using -phoria

euphoria
eu- (good) + -phoria (feeling) = feeling of intense well-being
dysphoria
dys- (bad) + -phoria (feeling) = state of unease or dissatisfaction

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.