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-osis

/-oʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
-o-sis
IPA
/-oʊ.sɪs/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

functional disease or condition such as hepatosis

suffix

process, action such as phagocytosis

suffix

formation, increase such as leukocytosis

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin -ōsis, from Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis, “state, abnormal condition, or action”), from -όω (-óō) stem verbs + -σις (-sis).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /-oʊ.sɪs/
  • British English: /-əʊ.sɪs/

Inflected Forms

-oses (plural)

Phrases

-exia -iasis -itis -otic

Frequently Paired Words

-exia -iasis -itis -otic Template:Helminthiases

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

How do you pronounce -osis?
The recorded pronunciation is /-oʊ.sɪs/.
What does -osis mean?
functional disease or condition such as hepatosis
Where does -osis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce -osis

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