phoro-, phor-, -phora, -phorous, -phoresis, -phore, -phori, -phoria +

(Greek > Latin: bearer, to bear, carrying; producing, transmission; directing, turning; originally to carry or to bear children)


electrophoretic
Of or relating to electrophoresis.
electrophorus
A device that produces electric charges from the friction between a disk and a metal plate.
esophoria, esophoric
A tendency of the eyes to deviate inward.
esthetophore
A substance that sustains consciousness.
euphoria
1. A physician's term for "a condition of feeling healthy and comfortable; especially, when sick," from Gkeek, euphoria, "power of bearing easily, fertility"; from euphoros; literally, "bearing well," from eu-, "well" plus pherein, "to carry".
2. A feeling of great happiness or well-being.
euphoriant
A drug that tends to produce euphoria.
euphoric
Ecstatic: extremely happy or excited.
euphorically
A feeling of well-being or elation.
exophoria
1. A latent tendency for each eye to turn outward that is usually countered by the power of binocular vision and only manifests itself when an eye is covered.
2. A form of heterophoria in which there is deviation of the visual axis of one eye away from that of the other eye in the absence of visual fusional stimuli. Also called: exodeviation.
gametophore, gametophoric
1. An upright branch in plants; such as, mosses that bears the reproductive organs.
2. That part of the plant that bears the gametes or sexual cells. In mosses, all of the plant except the "fruit," or seta and capsule.
gnotophoresis
The state of existence of an organism bearing one or more known species in intimate contact with it and no other demonstrable viable microorganisms.
gonophore
Any structure serving to store up or conduct the sexual cells; oviduct, spermatic duct, uterus, or seminal vesicle; an accessory generative organ.
gonophorous, gonophoric
A structure bearing or consisting of a reproductive organ or part; such as, a reproductive polyp or bud in a hydroid colony.
haptodysphoria
An unpleasant sensation derived from touching certain objects.
hydrophoric
A stone canal that carries water.

Cross references of word families related to "bear, carry, bring": duc-; -fer; ger-; later-, -lation; port-.


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