-desis

/-ˌdɪs.ɪs//-ˈdiːsɪs/

suffix

Binding, fusion.

“arthrodesis, pleurodesis”

OriginAncient Greek δέσῐς →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineBinding, fusion.

    arthrodesis, pleurodesis

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδέσῐς“binding together”
  2. English-desis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέσῐς (désĭs, “binding together”), from δέω (déō, “to bind, tie, fasten”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with -desis

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Cite this entry
APA

-desis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-desis

MLA

“-desis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-desis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-desis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-desis.

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