12-letter words that end in sis
- acrocyanosis — cyanosis of the hands and feet due to poor circulation of the blood
- adhesiolysis — Lb surgery The cutting or removal of adhesion or scar tissue.
- adiaphoresis — absence or reduction of perspiration.
- aeroneurosis — a functional disorder of aeroplane pilots characterized by anxiety and various psychosomatic disturbances, caused by insufficient oxygen at high altitudes and the emotional tension of flying
- agamogenesis — asexual reproduction, such as fission or parthenogenesis
- amelogenesis — the production of enamel by ameloblasts
- anacatharsis — severe vomiting
- anaerobiosis — life in the absence of oxygen
- anamorphosis — an image or drawing distorted in such a way that it becomes recognizable only when viewed in a specified manner or through a special device
- anaplasmosis — a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Anaplasma marginale, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.
- androgenesis — a type of reproduction in insects and plants involving the development of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes
- angiogenesis — the induction of blood-vessel growth, often in association with a particular organ or tissue, or with a tumour
- anisocytosis — (medicine) Significant size variation of blood cells.
- antanaclasis — a form of speech in which a key word is repeated and used in a different, and sometimes contrary, way for a play on words, as in The craft of a politician is to appear before the public without craft.
- athrocytosis — the capability of a cell to receive and store matter
- autoanalysis — Psychoanalysis. self-analysis.
- autohypnosis — the process or result of self-induced hypnosis
- avitaminosis — any disease caused by a vitamin deficiency in the diet
- barophoresis — the diffusion of suspended particles at a rate dependent on external forces
- bilharziasis — schistosomiasis
- biosynthesis — the formation of complex compounds from simple substances by living organisms
- bromhidrosis — the secretion of foul-smelling sweat.
- caenogenesis — the development of structures and organs in an embryo or larva that are adaptations to its way of life and are not retained in the adult form
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- chemiosmosis — the mechanism by which the synthesis and utilization of the biochemical energy source ATP is regulated: the energy generated by oxidative phosphorylation generates a proton gradient across the membrane of the mitochondrion that drives the enzymic resynthesis of ATP
- chemokinesis — the random movement of cells, such as leucocytes, stimulated by substances in their environment
- chromidrosis — the secretion of pigmented sweat.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cleptobiosis — an ecological relationship in which members of one species, as of ants, steal food from another.
- colacobiosis — (among social insects) life in which one species lives as a parasite in the community of another species.
- cosmogenesis — The origin or evolution of the universe.
- cryptobiosis — a temporary state in an organism in which metabolic activity is absent or undetectable
- cyanogenesis — the release by certain plants, such as cherry laurel, of hydrogen cyanide, esp after wounding or invasion by pathogens
- cyclogenesis — the formation and development of a low-pressure storm system
- diplogenesis — the double production or formation of something that is normally single, such as a doubled part in a fetus or a double fetus
- distomatosis — liver-rot.
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- ehrlichiosis — (medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
- electrolysis — Chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.
- enterobiasis — a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)
- enteroclysis — A fluoroscopic X-ray of the small intestine.
- enteroptosis — Visceroptosis of the intestines.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epimorphosis — a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
- ethnogenesis — The emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity.
- fascioliasis — liver-rot.
- ferrokinesis — (parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate iron and other metals.
- fibrinolysis — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fibromatosis — (pathology) The presence of multiple fibromas.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
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