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-oses

UK/ˈəʊsiːz/

-oses is the plural of -osis.

Meaning of -osis

Suffix

-osis (noun-forming suffix, plural -oses)

  1. functional disease or condition such as hepatosis
  2. process, action such as phagocytosis
  3. formation, increase such as leukocytosis

Questions about -oses

What is -oses the plural of?
-oses is the plural of -osis.
How do you pronounce -oses?
-oses is pronounced /ˈəʊsiːz/ (UK).

Words near -oses in the dictionary

  1. -ors
  2. -ory
  3. -os
  4. -os-
  5. -ose
  6. -oses
  7. -osin
  8. -osis
  9. -osity
  10. -osmia
  11. -ostomy

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