afecção

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin affectiōnem. Doublet of afeição, a semi-learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧fec‧ção

Noun

afecção f (plural afecções) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

  1. (pathology) condition, affection