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-osis

-osis

See also: osis

English

Suffix

-osis (plural -oses)

  1. (pathology) functional disease or condition such as hepatosis
  2. process, action
  3. formation, increase

Usage notes

Corresponding adjectives are formed using -otic.

Derived terms

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References

  1. http://www.empire.net/~merlin/greek.html

Latin

Suffix

-ōsīs

  1. dative masculine plural of -ōsus
  2. dative feminine plural of -ōsus
  3. dative neuter plural of -ōsus
  4. ablative masculine plural of -ōsus
  5. ablative feminine plural of -ōsus
  6. ablative neuter plural of -ōsus