Asis
a suffix occurring in scientific, especially medical, words from Greek:
psoriasis.
Historical Examples
Trich′ia, a folding inward of the eyelashes; Trichī′asis, a kidney disease: a morbid swelling of the breasts: trichia.
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) Various
suffix
a variant of -iasis
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