14-letter words that end in sis
- metallokinesis — (science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate or control metals.
- metempsychosis — the transmigration of the soul, especially the passage of the soul after death from a human or animal to some other human or animal body.
- midlife crisis — a period of psychological stress occurring in middle age, thought to be triggered by a physical, occupational, or domestic event, as menopause, diminution of physical prowess, job loss, or departure of children from the home.
- modal analysis — Modal analysis is the analysis of a structure to find its natural frequencies of vibration.
- mucoviscidosis — cystic fibrosis.
- narcocatharsis — a technique in narcoanalysis in which the patient is encouraged to reveal suppressed emotions or memories with the aid of narcotic drugs
- narcodiagnosis — the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in diagnosis.
- narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
- nematodiriasis — the condition, esp in sheep, of having parasitic nematode worms of the genus Nematodirus in the small intestine
- nodal analysis — Nodal analysis is a method of analyzing circuits based on defining node voltages as the variables.
- omphaloskepsis — contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.
- onchocerciasis — an infestation with filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca, common in tropical America and Africa, transmitted by black flies, and characterized by nodules under the skin, an itchy rash, eye lesions, and in severe cases, elephantiasis.
- osteoarthrosis — chronic, noninflammatory arthritis.
- osteosclerosis — abnormal hardening and increase in density of bone.
- paedomorphosis — the resemblance of adult animals to the young of their ancestors: seen in the evolution of modern man, who shows resemblances to the young stages of australopithecines
- papillomatosis — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
- para-synthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- pasteurellosis — hemorrhagic septicemia.
- phosphorolysis — any reaction where chemical bonds are broken down by phosphoric acid or phosphate
- photocatalysis — the acceleration or retardation of the reaction rate in chemical reactions by light.
- photosynthesis — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
- plasmapheresis — a type of apheresis in which blood cells are returned to the bloodstream of the donor and the plasma is used, as for tranfusion.
- pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
- pneumoconiosis — any chronic lung disease, including anthracosis, asbestosis, and silicosis, caused by the inhalation of particles of coal, asbestos, silica, or similar substances and leading to fibrosis and loss of lung function.
- psephoanalysis — the statistical and sociological analysis of election trends and results
- psychoanalysis — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychoneurosis — neurosis (def 1).
- pyelonephrosis — any disease of the kidney and its pelvis.
- radiodiagnosis — diagnosis by means of radiography or radioscopy.
- sales analysis — the analysis by a company of whether it has met its sales goals within a certain time period
- self-diagnosis — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- semi-paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- spermiogenesis — the development of a spermatozoon from a spermatid.
- spirochaetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
- sporotrichosis — a widespread infectious disease marked by nodules or ulcers of the skin, chiefly affecting humans and domestic mammals and caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii.
- telangiectasis — chronic dilatation of the capillaries and other small blood vessels.
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- thesaurismosis — storage disease.
- thyrotoxicosis — Graves' disease.
- treponematosis — an infection caused by an organism of the genus Treponema, as syphilis, pinta, bejel, or yaws.
- trichomoniasis — a sexually transmitted disease typically asymptomatic in men and resulting in vaginitis with a copious, frothy discharge and itching in women, caused by a trichomonad Trichomonas vaginalis.
- trichophytosis — a skin infection caused by a trichophyton
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- trophoneurosis — a disorder caused by defective functioning of the trophic nerves
- urine analysis — urinalysis.
- vitellogenesis — the process by which the yolk is formed and accumulated in the ovum.