-osis

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disability-osis-osis /əʊsɪs $ oʊ-/ suffix (plural -oses /əʊsiːz $ oʊ-/) [in nouns] 1 MIa diseased condition silicosis (=a lung disease) neuroses (=medical conditions that affect the mind)2 CONDITION/STATE OF somethinga condition or process a metamorphosis (=change from one state to another) —-otic /ɒtɪk $ ɑːtɪk/ suffix [in adjectives] neurotic hypnotic —-otically /ɒtɪkli $ ɑːt-/ suffix [in adverbs]Examples from the Corpus-osis• hypnosis• tuberculosisOrigin -osis Latin Greek

单词	-osis
释义	-osis From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disability-osis-osis /əʊsɪs $ oʊ-/ suffix (plural -oses /əʊsiːz $ oʊ-/) [in nouns] 1 MIa diseased condition silicosis (=a lung disease) neuroses (=medical conditions that affect the mind)2 CONDITION/STATE OF somethinga condition or process a metamorphosis (=change from one state to another) —-otic /ɒtɪk $ ɑːtɪk/ suffix [in adjectives] neurotic hypnotic —-otically /ɒtɪkli $ ɑːt-/ suffix [in adverbs]Examples from the Corpus-osis• hypnosis• tuberculosisOrigin -osis Latin Greek
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