-iasis Definition
īəsis
suffix
A pathological condition characterized or produced by.
Taeniasis.
American Heritage
(pathology) A pathological condition or process.
Wiktionary
affix
Process or condition.
Webster's New World
Pathological or morbid condition.
Hypochondriasis.
Webster's New World
Origin of -iasis
Latin word-forming element meaning "process" or "morbid condition". Originally from Greek.
From Wiktionary
New Latin -iāsis from Greek n. suff
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
ModL < Gr -iasis
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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