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-o·sis
\ˈōsə̇s\ noun suffix
(plural -o·ses \ˈōˌsēz\ ; or -o·sis·es)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek -ōsis, from -ō- (medial vowel characteristic of derivatives of certain verbs) + -sis
1.
a. : action : process : condition
< hypnosis >
b. : abnormal or diseased condition
< leukosis >
2. : increase : formation
< leukocytosis >
3. : arrangement
< pterylosis >
4. [New Latin, from Latin] : disease caused by a (specified) fungus
< chytridiosis > |