-osis

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-osis /əʊsɪs $ oʊ-/ suffix (plural -oses /əʊsiːz $ oʊ-/) [in nouns]  1  MIa diseased condition 病，病变状态 silicosis (=a lung disease) 矽肺 neuroses (=medical conditions that affect the mind) 神经症2  CONDITION/STATE OF somethinga condition or process 状态；过程 a metamorphosis (=change from one state to another) 变形；变态 —-otic /ɒtɪk $ ɑːtɪk/ suffix [in adjectives] neurotic 神经症的 hypnotic 催眠(术)的 —-otically /ɒtɪkli $ ɑːt-/ suffix [in adverbs]

Examples from the Corpus

-osis• hypnosis• tuberculosisOrigin -osis Latin Greek

-osis suffixChinese  

diseased Corpus a condition

-osis
-osis /əʊsəs, əʊsɪs $ oʊ-/ suffix (plural -oses /əʊsiːz $ oʊ-/) [in nouns]1. a diseased condition:
    silicosis (=a lung disease)
    neuroses (=medical conditions that affect the mind)
2. a condition or process:
    a metamorphosis (=change from one state to another)
—-otic /ɒtɪk $ ɑːtɪk/ suffix [in adjectives]:
    neurotic
    hypnotic
—-otically /ɒtɪkli $ ɑːt-/ suffix [in adverbs]