10-letter words that end in is
- catabiosis — (medicine) The physiological process by which cells physically degrade due to age.
- cataclasis — the deformation of rocks by crushing and shearing
- catalepsis — Dated form of catalepsy.
- catamnesis — a medical history following the onset of an illness.
- cataphasis — Rhetoric. the use of affirmative statements to discuss a subject; affirmation through positive statements.
- catastasis — the part of a drama immediately preceding the climax or action-filled scene
- catechesis — oral religious instruction which is given to catechumens
- cellulitis — inflammation of any of the tissues of the body, characterized by fever, pain, swelling, and redness of the affected area
- cephalitis — encephalitis.
- cerebritis — an infection or inflammation of the brain
- cervicitis — inflammation of the neck of the uterus
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chondritis — a swelling and tenderness of cartilage
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- comitadjis — members of any guerrilla band in the Balkan countries or Macedonia
- cornwallis — Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
- corylopsis — any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Corylopsis, which are found in eastern Asia and have yellow flowers
- cosmopolis — an international city
- cryostasis — the deep-freezing of human bodies or other organisms at death; cryonics.
- cyclolysis — the weakening or extinction of a cyclone.
- cystinosis — a disease caused by a build-up of the amino acid cystine in the body
- cytoclasis — destruction of cells.
- cytostasis — arrest of cellular growth and division.
- dauphinois — (of potatoes or other vegetables) sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.
- decathexis — to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.
- deciduitis — inflammation of the decidua.
- deemphasis — Alternative spelling of de-emphasis.
- dendrophis — a genus of harmless tree-dwelling snake, of which varieties can be found in South America, India, Australia, Africa, and North America
- dermatitis — Dermatitis is a medical condition which makes your skin red and painful.
- dermatosis — any skin disease
- diagenesis — the sum of the physical, chemical, and biological changes that take place in sediments as they become consolidated into rocks, including compaction and cementation, but excluding weathering and metamorphic changes
- diakinesis — the final stage of the prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosomes start to separate after crossing over
- diapedesis — the passage of blood cells through the unruptured wall of a blood vessel into the surrounding tissues
- diaschisis — a disturbance or loss of function in one part of the brain due to a localized injury in another part.
- diastalsis — a downward wave of contraction occurring in the intestine during digestion
- diorthosis — the act or process of straightening something, esp a deformity in something
- diplacusis — a difference in hearing by the two ears so that one sound is heard as two.
- duodenitis — inflammation of the duodenum.
- dysgenesis — Pathology. defective development of an organ, as of the gonads in Klinefelter's syndrome.
- dyskinesis — A reduced ability to control and coordinate movement.
- dysostosis — (medicine) A disorder of the development of bone.
- ecchymosis — a discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
- ecphonesis — the use of an exclamatory phrase, as in “O tempore! O mores!”.
- ecthlipsis — loss of a consonant, especially, in Latin, loss of a final m before a word beginning with a vowel or h.
- ectostosis — the ossification of cartilage that begins under the perichondrium and proceeds inward.
- enantiosis — a figure of speech by which there is an opposite meaning to what is said
- encopresis — Involuntary defecation, especially associated with emotional disturbance or psychiatric disorder.
- endodermis — the specialized innermost layer of cortex in roots and some stems, which controls the passage of water and dissolved substances between the cortex and stele
- endosmosis — Osmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane towards a region of higher concentration.
- endostosis — (physiology) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.