13-letter words that end in sis
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- psychogenesis — genesis of the psyche.
- psychokinesis — the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.
- risk analysis — A risk analysis is a process of deciding how likely it is that injury, damage, or loss will happen, and what the effects will be if it does happen.
- salmonellosis — food poisoning caused by consumption of food contaminated with bacteria of the genus Salmonella, characterized by the sudden onset of abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.
- schizogenesis — reproduction by fission.
- schizomycosis — any disease due to schizomycetes.
- self-analysis — the application of psychoanalytic techniques and theories to an analysis of one's own personality and behavior, especially without the aid of a psychiatrist or other trained person.
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- serodiagnosis — a diagnosis involving tests on blood serum or other serous fluid of the body.
- spherocytosis — the condition of having spherocytes
- spirochetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
- spondylolysis — the destruction of the vertebra
- stare decisis — the doctrine that rules or principles of law on which a court rested a previous decision are authoritative in all future cases in which the facts are substantially the same.
- synchondrosis — the joining of two bones by cartilage
- synecphonesis — the fusion of two syllables into one
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- telediagnosis — the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
- teratogenesis — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- thermogenesis — the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- toxoplasmosis — infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, transmitted to humans by consumption of insufficiently cooked meat containing the parasite or by contact with contaminated cats or their feces: the illness produced is usually mild, but in pregnant women may damage the fetus.
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
- tumorigenesis — the production or development of tumors.
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- vaginomycosis — a fungous infection of the vagina.
- visceroptosis — a downward displacement of the intestine
- xenodiagnosis — a method of diagnosing certain diseases caused by insects, ticks, or other vectors, by allowing uninfected vectors to feed on the patient and later examining them for infections.