-iasis
a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: psoriasis.
Origin of -iasis
1- Compare -asis.
Words Nearby -iasis
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British Dictionary definitions for -iasis
-iasis
n combining form
(in medicine) indicating a diseased condition: psoriasis Compare -osis (def. 2)
Origin of -iasis
1from New Latin, from Greek, suffix of action
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