Morpheme
-osis
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix naming diseases and processes
Etymology
Ancient Greek -ōsis, from -óō stem verbs + -sis
Evidence
bacillosis, bacteriosis, calcitosis, cirrhosis, comedonecrosis, diagnosis, endocrinosis, halitosis, hypnosis, leukocytosis, necrosis, neurosis, osmosis, plasticosis, psychosis, thrombosis
Notes
unanalyzable
