-osis
process, condition (often abnormal)
Greek · -osis (-ωσις)
Greek -osis marks a process or condition, often a medical one. Attach it to a stem: diagnosis (a process of knowing through), hypnosis (the sleep-like state), metamorphosis (the process of changing shape).
Memory trick
Think "O, SIS!": a sister in a hospital reporting a condition or process.
Words from this root
- diagnosis (dia + gno + sis) — finding what illness it isनिदान
- analysis (ana + ly + sis) — breaking down to studyविश्लेषण
- hypnosis (hypno + sis) — a sleep-like trance stateसम्मोहन
- metamorphosis (meta + morph + osis) — a change of formकायापलट
- psychosis (psych + osis) — a serious mental conditionमनोविकृति
- fibrosis (fibr + osis) — thickening with fibrous tissueऊतकों का कड़ा होना
- sclerosis (scler + osis) — hardening of tissueऊतकों का सख़्त होना
- osteoporosis (osteo + por + osis) — thinning of bonesहड्डियों का कमज़ोर होना
- halitosis (halit + osis) — bad breathमुँह की बदबू
- cyanosis (cyan + osis) — bluish skin from low oxygenत्वचा का नीला पड़ना
- hydrolysis (hydro + ly + sis) — splitting by waterजलअपघटन
- ketosis (ket + osis) — body burning fat, producing ketonesकीटोसिस