| -iasis or -asis | |
| —n combining form | |
| Compare -osis (in medicine) indicating a diseased condition: psoriasis | |
| [from New Latin, from Greek, suffix of action] | |
| -asis or -asis | |
| —n combining form | |
| [from New Latin, from Greek, suffix of action] | |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
-iasis suff.
A pathological condition characterized or produced by: teniasis.