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suff.
- Condition; process; action: osmosis.
- Diseased or abnormal condition: neurosis.
- Increase; formation: leukocytosis.
[Latin -ōsis, from Greek, n. suff.]
suff.
- Condition; process; action: osmosis.
- Diseased or abnormal condition: neurosis.
- Increase; formation: leukocytosis.
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- Prefixes and Suffixes - -osis: diseased or abnormal condition or state
- Suffixes - -osis: denoting action, condition, or state, esp. abnormal one (hypnosis, tuberculosis)
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