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> -itis means the part of the body is swollen, while -osis means the part of the body is damaged. Does the suffix have any similar meaning outside of medicine?
by dataflow 2y ago
> -itis means the part of the body is swollen, while -osis means the part of the body is damaged.
Does the suffix have any similar meaning outside of medicine? Like, osmosis?
- thaumasiotes 2y ago-osis isn't a suffix at all; compare crisis, stasis, or paralysis. -sis is just a noun-forming suffix.