-iasis

noun suffix

Definition of -iasis

plural -iases

: disease having characteristics of or produced by (something specified)

onchocerciasis

ancylostomiasis

Origin and Etymology of -iasis

New Latin, from Latin, from Greek, suffix of action, from denominative verbs in -ian, -iazein

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