Morpheme
-asis
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix denoting disease, morbid condition, pathological state, abnormal condition
Etymology
New Latin -asis; Ancient Greek -asis
Evidence
acanthiasis, ascariasis, candidiasis, diastasis, ectasis, elephantiasis, helminthiasis, -iasis, keratiasis, leishmaniasis, myiasis, nephrolithiasis, protasis, psoriasis, psoriasis, schistosomiasis, stasis, trichomoniasis, urolithiasis
Notes
unanalyzable
<i> is a connecting vowel
