13-letter words that end in sis
- histiocytosis — (medicine) An excess of histiocytes, associated with various rare diseases.
- histodialysis — histolysis.
- homomorphosis — the regrowth by a plant or animal of an organ, tissue or another part that has been lost or destroyed
- hydrarthrosis — a build-up of fluid or water in the cavity of a joint, esp the knee joint
- hyperadenosis — abnormal enlargement of the glands, especially of the lymph nodes.
- hyperhidrosis — abnormally excessive sweating.
- hyperlordosis — Particularly severe lordosis.
- hypersarcosis — a fleshy outgrowth
- hypnoanalysis — a method of psychoanalysis in which a patient is put into hypnosis in an attempt to secure analytic data, free associations, and early emotional reactions.
- immunogenesis — the production of an immune response
- iontophoresis — a painless alternative to drug injection in which a weak electrical current is used to stimulate drug-carrying ions to pass through intact skin.
- keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
- legionellosis — An infectious disease caused by Legionella bacteria, taking one of two distinct forms: Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever.
- leishmaniasis — any infection caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania.
- leishmaniosis — Alt form leishmaniasis.
- leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
- leptospirosis — an infectious disease of humans and of horses, dogs, swine, and other animals, caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans and characterized by fever, muscle pain, and jaundice, and in severe cases involving the liver and kidney.
- leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
- listerellosis — listeriosis.
- lymphatolysis — destruction of lymphatic vessels or of lymphoid tissue.
- lymphocytosis — an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lymphomatosis — lymphoma spread throughout the body.
- lymphopoiesis — the formation of lymphocytes.
- melanogenesis — the production of melanin
- meta-analysis — a research study that combines and analyzes statistics gathered from multiple independent studies
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- microanalysis — Chemistry. the analysis of very small samples of substances.
- mononucleosis — the presence of an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes, or monocytes, in the blood.
- morphogenesis — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- mycoplasmosis — a disease in animals and humans caused by mycoplasma
- mycotoxicosis — poisoning resulting from exposure to fungal toxins.
- myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
- narcoanalysis — a method of psychological investigation in which the conscious or unconscious unwillingness of a subject to express memories or feelings is diminished by the use of a barbiturate drug.
- narcohypnosis — the use of drugs to induce hypnosis
- odontogenesis — the development of teeth.
- onychomycosis — Fungal infection of the nail, especially the toenail.
- organogenesis — Biology. the origin and development of an organ.
- osteofibrosis — loss of calcium from the bones, causing them to become fragile
- osteopetrosis — any of several hereditary diseases characterized by increased bone density.
- osteophytosis — Lb medicine The presence of osteophytes.
- overdiagnosis — excessive diagnosis of a disease
- para-centesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parapsychosis — an abnormal psychosis
- parasymbiosis — the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens (which are themselves symbiotic associations between a fungus and an alga)
- parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- periodontosis — rapidly advancing juvenile periodontitis.
- photophoresis — the move away from a strong light source by previously suspended particles in a gas
- phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
- piroplasmosis — babesiosis.
- platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.