Meaning
suffix-osis
abnormal condition
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Terms built from -osis
20 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 -osis marked.
-osis decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The prefix hyper- means “excessive”.
- The root hidr/o means “sweat”.
- The suffix -osis means “condition”.
- Together: Excessive sweating.
- The prefix endo- means “within”.
- The root metr/o means “uterus”.
- The suffix -osis means “condition”.
- Together: Endometrial tissue growing outside the uterus.
- The root oste/o means “bone”.
- The root por/o means “pore”.
- The suffix -osis means “condition”.
- Together: Condition of porous, brittle bones due to loss of bone density.
Parts that combine with -osis
Word parts that appear alongside -osis in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
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