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-iasis
a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek.
psoriasis.
-iasis
combining form
(in medicine) indicating a diseased condition Compare -osis
psoriasis
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -iasis1
from New Latin, from Greek, suffix of action
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Hospital operator Steward Health Care System will acquire Iasis Healthcare LLC for $1.9 billion, according to a person familiar with the transaction.
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Its strategic partners have helped open doors to such large for-profit hospital groups as Vanguard Health Systems and Iasis Healthcare, as well as nonprofits he declined to name.
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does -iasis mean?
The form -iasis is a suffix used to denote the names of disease or other nouns of state or process. It is often used in medical terms, especially in pathology.The form -iasis comes from Greek -í, denoting the names of diseases. It is a common misconception that -íasis comes from the verb âٳ, meaning “to heal,” which is the source of the combining forms -iatry and iatro-. Instead, -iasis is derived from the Greek verb ending -á (also â), with the initial -i- used as a connecting vowel, featuring the noun-forming suffix -sis.
The form -iasis is a suffix used to denote the names of disease or other nouns of state or process. It is often used in medical terms, especially in pathology.The form -iasis comes from Greek -í, denoting the names of diseases. It is a common misconception that -íasis comes from the verb âٳ, meaning “to heal,” which is the source of the combining forms -iatry and iatro-. Instead, -iasis is derived from the Greek verb ending -á (also â), with the initial -i- used as a connecting vowel, featuring the noun-forming suffix -sis.
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