11-letter words that end in sis
- melioidosis — a contagious pulmonary disease of rodents that is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas pseudomallei and is frequently transmitted to humans in moist climates of southeastern Asia.
- menoschesis — suppression of menstruation.
- merogenesis — schizogony
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metagenesis — reproduction characterized by the alternation of a sexual generation and a generation that reproduces asexually; alternation of generations.
- metanalysis — a shift in the division between words in a phrase; misdivision: “A nickname” resulted from metanalysis of “an ekename.”.
- metaphrasis — a metaphrase
- miliarensis — a silver coin of ancient Rome, introduced by Constantine I as the 14th part of a solidus. Under Justinian it became the 12th part.
- misanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- misemphasis — an incorrect emphasis
- monoblepsis — a condition of the eyesight in which there is no problem with vision when one eye is involved but there is impairment to vision that uses both eyes
- monogenesis — the hypothetical descent of the human race from a single pair of individuals.
- mutagenesis — the origin and development of a mutation.
- myonecrosis — Necrosis of muscle tissue.
- mythopoesis — Creation of myth.
- myxomatosis — Pathology. a condition characterized by the presence of many myxomas. myxomatous degeneration.
- natriuresis — excretion of sodium in the urine.
- necrobiosis — the death of cells or tissue caused by aging or disease.
- nosogenesis — pathogenesis.
- oncogenesis — the generation of tumors.
- ontogenesis — the development or developmental history of an individual organism.
- onycholysis — (medicine) The loosening or separation of a fingernail or toenail from its bed.
- osteoclasis — Physiology. the breaking down or absorption of osseous tissue.
- parablepsis — abnormal vision
- paragenesis — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- paraleipsis — paralipsis.
- paraparesis — partial paralysis, especially of the lower limbs.
- paraphrasis — paraphrase.
- parasitosis — parasitism (def 3).
- parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- pediculosis — the state of being infested with lice.
- pedogenesis — the process of soil formation.
- perigenesis — the name given by Haeckel to a theory of reproduction positing that dynamic life force is transmitted from one generation to the next
- periphrasis — the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution.
- peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
- phthiriasis — crab lice infestation.
- pinocytosis — the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.
- plasmolysis — contraction of the protoplasm in a living cell when water is removed by exosmosis.
- polygenesis — origin from more than one ancestral species or line.
- post-crisis — a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- preemphasis — a process of increasing the amplitude of certain frequencies relative to others in a signal in order to help them override noise, complemented by deemphasis before final reproduction of the signal being received.
- presbycusis — the gradual loss of acute hearing with advancing age
- proteolysis — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- psittacosis — a rickettsial disease affecting birds of the parrot family, pigeons, and domestic fowl, caused by the chlamydia Chlamydia psittaci and transmissible to humans.
- pyrokinesis — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- re-emphasis — special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis.
- resynthesis — the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity (opposed to analysis, ) the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements.
- sarcoidosis — a disease of unknown cause, characterized by granulomatous tubercles of the skin, lymph nodes, lungs, eyes, and other structures.
- shigellosis — an acute intestinal infection caused by a bacterium of the genus Shigella, especially S. dysenteriae, common among children and characterized by fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
- spasmolysis — the relaxation or relief of muscle spasm.