psilosis
American
[sahy-loh-sis]
/ saɪˈloʊ sɪs /
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of psilosis
1835–45; < New Latin < Greek psī́lōsis literally, a stripping bare, equivalent to psīlō-, variant stem of psīloûn to strip (derivative of psīlós bare, smooth) + -sis -sis
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