EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN
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Question
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Osis means ____ ?
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abnormal condition
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view of
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inflammation
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under/below
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The suffix-osis means to be affected with something or can refer to an increase. It also means a condition, state, abnormal process, or disease. The suffix-otic means of or relating to a condition, state, abnormal process, or disease.
Detailed explanation-2: -English words ending in ‑osis are commonly names for diseases, diseased conditions, or pathological states: neurosis; tuberculosis; thrombosis; nephrosis (Greek nephros, kidney), kidney disease; silicosis, a disease of the lung caused by inhaling dust containing silica.
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