-idium

Morpheme

-idium

Type

suffix

Denotation

taxonomic suffix, scientific suffix for naming bodily structures, organs, cellular processes

Etymology

Ancient Greek -ídion

Evidence

basidium, brachidium, chilidium, chromidium, glochidium, gonidium, limbidium, ommatidium, phyllidium, spermidium, thyridium

See Also

-idia, -um