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-osis /əʊsɪs $ oʊ-/ suffix (plural -oses /əʊsiːz $ oʊ-/) [in nouns] 1 MIa diseased condition 病，病变状态 silicosis (=a lung disease) 矽肺
neuroses (=medical conditions that affect the mind) 神经症
2 CONDITION/STATE OF somethinga condition or process 状态；过程 a metamorphosis (=change from one state to another) 变形；变态
—-otic /ɒtɪk $ ɑːtɪk/ suffix [in adjectives] —-otically /ɒtɪkli $ ɑːt-/ suffix [in adverbs]