12-letter words that end in osis
- acrocyanosis — cyanosis of the hands and feet due to poor circulation of the blood
- aeroneurosis — a functional disorder of aeroplane pilots characterized by anxiety and various psychosomatic disturbances, caused by insufficient oxygen at high altitudes and the emotional tension of flying
- anaerobiosis — life in the absence of oxygen
- anamorphosis — an image or drawing distorted in such a way that it becomes recognizable only when viewed in a specified manner or through a special device
- anaplasmosis — a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Anaplasma marginale, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.
- anisocytosis — (medicine) Significant size variation of blood cells.
- athrocytosis — the capability of a cell to receive and store matter
- autohypnosis — the process or result of self-induced hypnosis
- avitaminosis — any disease caused by a vitamin deficiency in the diet
- bromhidrosis — the secretion of foul-smelling sweat.
- chemiosmosis — the mechanism by which the synthesis and utilization of the biochemical energy source ATP is regulated: the energy generated by oxidative phosphorylation generates a proton gradient across the membrane of the mitochondrion that drives the enzymic resynthesis of ATP
- chromidrosis — the secretion of pigmented sweat.
- cleptobiosis — an ecological relationship in which members of one species, as of ants, steal food from another.
- colacobiosis — (among social insects) life in which one species lives as a parasite in the community of another species.
- cryptobiosis — a temporary state in an organism in which metabolic activity is absent or undetectable
- distomatosis — liver-rot.
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- ehrlichiosis — (medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
- enteroptosis — Visceroptosis of the intestines.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epimorphosis — a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
- fibromatosis — (pathology) The presence of multiple fibromas.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- glossoptosis — (medicine) The abnormal downward displacement or retraction of the tongue.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- hemarthrosis — (pathology) bleeding in the joints.
- hemiscotosis — hemianopsia.
- hyperidrosis — excessive or abnormal sweating
- hyperostosis — abnormal development of bony tissue.
- hypohidrosis — abnormally diminished sweating.
- ketoacidosis — (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
- leucocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- macrocytosis — The presence of macrocytes in the blood.
- mastocytosis — an overproduction of mast cells in body tissues.
- mesokurtosis — (statistics) The property of having zero normalised kurtosis.
- misdiagnosis — an incorrect diagnosis.
- molybdenosis — a disease of ruminants, especially cattle, caused by dietary intake of excessive molybdenum with resultant copper deficiency, characterized by persistent diarrhea and, especially around the eyes, a fading of coat pigment.
- nephroptosis — An abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
- osteoporosis — a disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components, sometimes resulting in pain, decreased height, and skeletal deformities: common in older persons, primarily postmenopausal women, but also associated with long-term steroid therapy and certain endocrine disorders.
- otosclerosis — formation of new bone about the stapes or cochlea, resulting in hearing loss.
- paraphimosis — inability to retract the penis into the prepuce as a result of narrowing of the prepuce
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
- podoconiosis — elephantiasis of the lower legs
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- prediagnosis — Medicine/Medical. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
- psychognosis — the use of hypnosis to study mental phenomena
- sarcomatosis — the condition in which a sarcoma has become disseminated throughout the body.
- stereognosis — the ability to determine the shape and weight of an object by touching or lifting it.
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