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Where does “-osis” come from?

-osis (English) comes from New Latin -osis — dative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...

-osis (English): functional disease or condition such as...

Definitions

  1. functional disease or condition such as...

Ancestry of “-osis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latin-osisdative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...

Words derived from “-osis”

  • fibrosis
  • psychotic
  • psychosis
  • hypnosis
  • acidosis
  • cirrhosis
  • antipsychotic
  • neurosis
  • mitosis
  • endometriosis
  • cyanosis
  • neuroses
  • kyphosis
  • sarcoidosis
  • alkalosis
  • ketoacidosis
  • mitogen
  • toxoplasmosis
  • neurofibromatosis
  • lordosis
  • amyloidosis
  • polyposis
  • fibrotic
  • granulomatosis
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