Meaning
suffix-iasis
condition, pathological state
GreekGeneral
Terms built from -iasis
4 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -iasis marked.
-iasis decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root chol/e means “bile”.
- The root lith/o means “stone”.
- The suffix -iasis means “condition”.
- Together: Presence of gallstones in the gallbladder.
- The root nephr/o means “kidney”.
- The root lith/o means “stone”.
- The suffix -iasis means “condition”.
- Together: Kidney stones.
- The root ureter/o means “ureter”.
- The root lith/o means “stone”.
- The suffix -iasis means “condition”.
- Together: Stone in the ureter.
Parts that combine with -iasis
Word parts that appear alongside -iasis in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with -iasis, word for word.
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