Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A suffix of Greek origin in words signifying the act of making something so-and-so (equivalent to -ing, -ation, etc.), process, state, etc., as in anastomosis, orthosis, sphrigosis. In medical terms it often implies an abnormal or diseased condition, as in chlorosis, melanosis, necrosis, neurosis, stenosis, trichinosis, tuberculosis, etc.
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Examples
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All of the afflictions they pointed toward seemed to end in “osis.”
The Recall Year Emily Schultz 2010
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One was a three-parter: What general meaning do each of these suffixes signify, - osis, - algia and - itis?
MY KNEES -- PART THREE, AFTER THE SURGERY Maggie Jochild 2007
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Please, guys, don't simply hope your suit/sport jacket will hide your tie gap-osis.
Tie One On! PeaceBang 2006
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The suffix “osis,” on the other hand, merely denotes the presence of a condition e.g., thyrotoxicosis: the presence of a toxic condition of the thyroid gland; diverticulosis: the presence of pouches known as diverticula in the wall of the intestine … if, however, the diverticula become inflamed, we then have diverticulitis.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The suffix “osis,” on the other hand, merely denotes the presence of a condition e.g., thyrotoxicosis: the presence of a toxic condition of the thyroid gland; diverticulosis: the presence of pouches known as diverticula in the wall of the intestine … if, however, the diverticula become inflamed, we then have diverticulitis.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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One of the founders of Stoicism, Cleanthes (early third Century B.C.), is said to have described the ekpyr - osis as a process of death and growth.
CYCLES GEORGE BOAS 1968
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_Inis_, a little man; _osis_, a little father, &c.
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1828
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Duniya seh Karaehgeh! en. wikipedia.org Psychosis (from the Greek ψυχή "psyche", for mind or soul, and - ωσις "- osis", for abnormal condition), with adjective psychotic, literally means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a
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The term vagin-osis actually means a changing condition within the vagina.
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Trichinellosis, toxoplasmosis, and lots of other -osis’, kashrut is about SPIRITUAL health.
Israeli SC Okays The Other White Meat: Khazzar | Jewschool 2004
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