9-letter words that end in is
- jejunitis — (pathology) inflammation of the jejunum.
- joe louis — Joe (Joseph Louis Barrow) 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
- katabasis — a march from the interior of a country to the coast, as that of the 10,000 Greeks after their defeat and the death of Cyrus the Younger at Cunaxa.
- katalysis — catalysis.
- katharsis — Alt form catharsis.
- keratitis — inflammation of the cornea.
- keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- ketolysis — the breaking down of ketones.
- kinetosis — any condition caused by motion of the body, as seasickness.
- kraurosis — atrophy and shrinkage of the skin, especially of the vulva.
- laminitis — inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- levallois — of, relating to, or characteristic of a distinctive late Lower and Middle Paleolithic method of preparing a stone core so that preformed thin, oval or triangular flakes with sharp edges could be struck from it.
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- lipidosis — A disorder of lipid metabolism in the body tissues.
- lipolysis — the hydrolysis of fats into fatty acids and glycerol, as by lipase.
- lithiasis — the formation or presence of stony concretions, as calculi, in the body.
- lycopolis — the Ancient Greek name for Asyut
- lymphitis — (archaic) lymphadenopathy.
- madarosis — the abnormal loss of eyebrows or eyelashes
- maharanis — Plural form of maharani.
- maravedis — Plural form of maravedi.
- mariachis — Plural form of mariachi.
- mediocris — (of a cumulus cloud) of medium height and often lacking a distinctive summit.
- megapolis — megalopolis.
- melanosis — abnormal deposition or development of black or dark pigment in the tissues.
- menopolis — an area or city with a high proportion of single men
- metabasis — (rhetoric) A change from one subject to another.
- mirabilis — (botany) Any of the plant genus Mirabilis; a four-o'clock.
- mistigris — the joker or a blank card used as a wild card in a variety of draw poker
- morphosis — the sequence or manner of development or change in an organism or any of its parts.
- mucositis — A complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed. Often seen as sores in the mouth.
- mydriasis — excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye, as the result of disease, drugs, or the like.
- naucratis — an ancient Greek city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
- nephritis — inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.
- nephrosis — kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.
- nicopolis — city in ancient Epirus
- nilopolis — a city in SE Brazil, NW of Rio de Janeiro.
- nivernais — a former province in central France. Capital: Nevers.
- noncrisis — a situation that is not considered to be a crisis
- oncolysis — the destruction of tumours
- oogenesis — the origin and development of the ovum.
- ookinesis — the series of nuclear changes occurring in the ovum during maturation and fertilization.
- orleanais — a former province in N France. Capital: Orléans.
- orthoaxis — the axis in a crystal
- ovotestis — the hermaphroditic reproductive organ of some gastropods, containing both an ovary and a testis.
- parabasis — (in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode addressed to the audience, especially of comedy, and independent of the action of the play: usually following the agon and, in the earliest forms of comedy, serving often to end the play.
- paracusis — defective hearing.
- paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- parataxis — the placing together of sentences, clauses, or phrases without a conjunctive word or words, as Hurry up, it is getting late! I came—I saw—I conquered.
- parenesis — exhortation; admonition