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-asis

  1. a suffix occurring in scientific, especially medical, words from Greek:

    psoriasis.



-asis

suffix forming nouns

  1. a variant of -iasis


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Word History and Origins

Origin of -asis1

< Latin < Greek -iā- verb stem + -sis -sis

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Example Sentences

It is not entirely clear why teenagers are being targeted in Puerto Asis.

They knew that in Puerto Asis, Facebook is the way to get kids' attention.

The Colombian government has vowed to restore order in Puerto Asis and claims to have already made four arrests.

Trich′ia, a folding inward of the eyelashes; Trichī′asis, a kidney disease: a morbid swelling of the breasts: trichia.

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