-esis
a suffix of Greek origin used to form nouns of action or process: ecesis.
Origin of -esis
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How to use -esis in a sentence
Pathogen′esis, Pathog′eny, mode of production or development of disease.
Nemesis (Nem′esis), the goddess of vengeance or justice, was one of the infernal deities.
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described | Edward S. EllisHistog′eny, the formation and development of tissues—also Histogen′esis; Histog′raphy, a description of the tissues.
Hy′licist; Hylogen′esis, the origin of matter; Hy′lotheism, the doctrine that there is no God but matter and the universe.
Chon′drin, the proper substance of cartilage; Chondrī′tis, inflammation of cartilage; Chondrogen′esis, the formation of cartilage.
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