8-letter words that end in sis
- heliosis — the effect of overexposure to the sun
- hidrosis — the excessive production of sweat.
- homeosis — The replacement of part of one segment of an insect or other segmented animal by a structure characteristic of a different segment, especially through mutation.
- hormesis — Stimulation by the use of a low concentration of a toxin.
- hypnosis — an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion.
- khalasis — Plural form of khalasi.
- kurtosis — the state or quality of flatness or peakedness of the curve describing a frequency distribution in the region about its mode.
- kyllosis — club foot
- kyphosis — an abnormal, convex curvature of the spine, with a resultant bulge at the upper back.
- lachesis — the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- leucosis — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- leukosis — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- loaiasis — loiasis.
- lordosis — Pathology. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis.
- lyolysis — solvolysis.
- mathesis — learning or wisdom, esp of a mathematical nature
- methysis — drunkenness
- narcosis — a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- necrosis — death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- neurosis — Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- orchesis — the art of dance
- orthosis — Medicine/Medical. the correction of orthopedic maladjustments.
- osteosis — the formation of bony tissue, usually infiltrating connective tissue.
- pathosis — a diseased condition.
- pheresis — apheresis, especially plasmapheresis.
- phimosis — constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
- phthisis — a wasting away.
- phylesis — evolutionary events that modify an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species
- phytosis — a disease which is caused by a vegetable parasite, for example a fungus
- protasis — the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if. Compare apodosis.
- psilosis — a falling out of the hair.
- psorosis — a disease of citrus trees, characterized by a scaly, rough bark, yellow-flecked leaves, and stunting, caused by a virus.
- ptilosis — the falling out of eye lashes
- pycnosis — the reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or its nucleus, usually a feature of cell degeneration
- pyknosis — a process of thickening, esp. in the shrinking nucleus of a degenerating cell
- reversis — a type of card game which was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
- semiosis — an action or process involving the establishment of a relationship between a sign and its object and meaning
- siriasis — sunstroke.
- stenosis — a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- synapsis — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- syndesis — synapsis (def 1).
- synopsis — a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.
- teniasis — infestation with tapeworms.
- thlipsis — compression or constriction by an outside cause, esp of the blood vessels or another part of the body
- thyrosis — any condition resulting from abnormal functioning of the thyroid gland.
- xeransis — the gradual loss of tissue moisture
- zoonosis — Pathology. any disease of animals communicable to humans.