- -iasis
- -iasis medical Latin suffix meaning "process; morbid condition," from Gk. -iasis, from aorist of verbs in -iao, which often express disease.
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-iasis — [ī′ə sis] [ModL < Gr iasis] suffix combining form 1. process or condition 2. pathological or morbid condition [hypochondriasis] … English World dictionary
Iäsis — IÄSIS, idis, Gr. Ἴασις, ιδος, eine der Ioniden. Sieh Ionides … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
-iasis — suffix the usual form of ASIS. * * * a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: psoriasis. Cf. asis. [ < Gk, equiv. to ia v. formative + sis SIS] * * * iasis / ī ə sis/ (medicine) suffix Denoting a diseased condition, as in pityriasis,… … Useful english dictionary
...iasis — i|a|sis <aus gr. íasis> Endung von weiblichen Substantiven, bes. im Bereich der Medizin zur Bez. eines Krankheitsprozesses od. eines Krankheitszustandes, z. B. Elefantiasis … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Iasis Healthcare — Infobox Company name = Iasis Healthcare type = LLC genre = foundation = 1999 founder = location city = Franklin, Tennessee location country = USA location = locations = area served = key people = David White (CEO) industry = Healthcare products … Wikipedia
-iasis — noun suffix (plural iases) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek, suffix of action, from denominative verbs in ian, iazein disease having characteristics of or produced by (something specified) < onchocerciasis > < ancylostomiasis > … New Collegiate Dictionary
-iasis — a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: psoriasis. Cf. asis. [ < Gk, equiv. to ia v. formative + sis SIS] * * * … Universalium
-iasis — A condition or state, especially an unhealthy one; in medical neologisms it has the same value as, and is sometimes interchangeable with, osis. [G. suffix forming nouns from verbs] * * * suffix denoting a diseased condition. Example:… … Medical dictionary
-iasis — ► Elemento de compuestos usado para designar las enfermedades producidas por parásitos … Enciclopedia Universal
iasis — acariasis phtiriasis pityriasis psoriasis satyriasis téniasis éléphantiasis … Dictionnaire des rimes
