-iasis
a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from greek:
psoriasis.
-iasis
combining form
(in medicine) indicating a diseased condition psoriasis compare -osis (sense 2)
word origin
-iasis suff.
a pathological condition characterized or produced by: teniasis.
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- -iatric
-iatric from gk. iatrikos “healing,” from iatros “physician, healer,” related to iatreuo “treat medically,” from iaomai “to cure,” from iaino “heat, warm, cheer.” -iatric suff. of or relating to a specified kind of medical practice, treatment, or healing: geriatric.
- -iatrics
a combining form occurring in compound words that have the general sense “healing, medical practice,” with the initial element usually denoting the type of person treated: geriatrics; pediatrics. -iatrics combining form indicating medical care or treatment paediatrics compare -iatry word origin -iatrics suff. medical treatment: pediatrics.
- -iatry
a combining form occurring in compound words that have the general sense “healing, medical practice,” with the initial element usually denoting the area treated: podiatry; psychiatry. -iatry combining form indicating healing or medical treatment psychiatry compare -iatrics derived forms word origin -iatry suff. medical treatment: psychiatry.
- -ibility
variant of -ability: reducibility.
- -ible
variant of -able, occurring in words borrowed from latin (credible; horrible; visible), or modeled on the latin type (reducible). -ible suffix a variant of -able derived forms