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-osis

Syllabification: (-osis)
Definition of -osis

suffix (plural -oses)

  • denoting a process or condition:metamorphosis
  • denoting a pathological state:neurosis thrombosis

Origin:

via Latin from Greek -ōsis, verbal noun ending

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