-ose

Morpheme

-ose

Type

suffix

Denotation

verb suffix

Etymology

backformation from diagnosis

Evidence

diagnose, diagnosed, diagnoses, diagnosing, fibrose, necrose, osmose, sclerose

See Also

-osis

Homographs

-os(e) [-ose, -os], -os(e) [-ose, -os]

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