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(pathology) functional disease or condition such as hepatosis / process, action such as phagocytosis / formation, increase such as leukocytosis

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-osis

Source Word

-osis

Suffix

morpheme

Japanese Meaning

病的状態や症（例：肝症）を表す / 過程や作用（例：貪食作用）を示す / 形成や増加（例：白血球増多）を意味する

In medical terminology, -osis denotes a disease or abnormal condition, as seen in hepatosis (fatty liver).

医学用語では、病気や異常な状態を意味する接尾辞「症」が脂肪肝のような疾患を表す語を作るために用いられます。

Sense（1）

(pathology) functional disease or condition such as hepatosis

Sense（2）

process, action such as phagocytosis

Sense（3）

formation, increase such as leukocytosis

-oses

（ plural ）