Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
suffixA pathological condition or process.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἴασις
- English-iasis
A Latin word-forming element meaning "process" or "morbid condition". Originally from Ancient Greek ἴασις (íasis). By surface analysis, -i- + -asis.
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Rhymes with -iasis
dioceseleishmaniasisfilariasisascariasisstrongyloidiasisamoebiasisancylostomiasisangiostrongyliasisanisakiasisbaylisascariasiscapillariasisenterobiasisloiasisnecatoriasisnematodiasistoxocariasistrichinelliasistrichuriasiswuchereriasis
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
-iasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-iasis
MLA
“-iasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-iasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-iasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-iasis.
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