词根词缀：acantho-, acanth-, -acanth, -acanths, -acanthid, -acanthous

【来源及含义】Greek: used either as a prefix or as a suffix; pointed appendages; spine, spiny; thorn, thorny

【同源单词】acanth, acantha, acanthaceous, acanthamebiasis, acanthamoeba, acanthesthesia

词根词缀：-iasis

【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: suffix; a process; a diseased condition

【同源单词】acanthamebiasis, acanthocephaliasis, acariasis, allantiasis, ancylostomiasis, angioelephantiasis