-osis
noun suffix
plural -oses or -osises
1
a
: action : process : condition
hypnosis
b
: abnormal or diseased condition
leukosis
2
: increase : formation
leukocytosis
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek -ōsis, from -ō- (stem of causative verbs in -oun) + -sis
- primary care
- primary cause
- primary cell
- primary circle
- primary color
- primary colors
- primary commercial blanket bond
- primary constriction
- primary consumer
- primary covert
- primary deposit
- primary derivative
- primary endosperm nucleus
- primary explosive
- primary group
- primary growth
- primary humor
- primary infection
- primary intention
- primary lookout
- primary meeting
- primary memory
- primary meristem
- primary minimum
- primary narcissism