­OSIS


Meaning of ­OSIS in English

suffix (pl. -oses) denoting a process or condition (apotheosis; metamorphosis), esp. a pathological state (acidosis; neurosis; thrombosis).

[ L f. Gk -osis suffix of verbal nouns ]

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