| acariasis | (noun) infestation with itch mites | Synonyms: acaridiasis, acariosis |
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| acaridiasis | (noun) infestation with itch mites | Synonyms: acariasis, acariosis |
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| amebiasis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiosis, amoebiasis, amoebiosis |
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| amoebiasis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis |
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| antiphrasis | (noun) the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony) | - |
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| apophasis | (noun) mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned | - |
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| arteriectasis | (noun) an abnormal distension of an artery | Synonyms: arteriectasia |
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| ascariasis | (noun) infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms | - |
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| atelectasis | (noun) collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth | - |
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| bacteriostasis | (noun) inhibition of the growth of bacteria | - |
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| basis | (noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | Synonyms: base, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork |
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| (noun) a relation that provides the foundation for something | Synonyms: footing, ground |
| (noun) the most important or necessary part of something | Synonyms: base |
| bilharziasis | (noun) an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected | Synonyms: bilharzia, schistosomiasis |
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| candidiasis | (noun) an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) | Synonyms: monilia disease, moniliasis |
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| cholelithiasis | (noun) the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder | - |
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| cholestasis | (noun) a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed | Synonyms: acholia |
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| costiasis | (noun) a fatal disease of freshwater fish caused by a flagellated protozoan invading the skin | - |
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| diastasis | (noun) separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone | - |
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| dracunculiasis | (noun) a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin | Synonyms: Guinea worm, Guinea worm disease |
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| ectasis | (noun) dilatation or distension of a hollow organ | Synonyms: ectasia |
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| elephantiasis | (noun) hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis | - |
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| emphasis | (noun) intensity or forcefulness of expression | Synonyms: vehemence |
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| (noun) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) | Synonyms: accent, stress |
| (noun) special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g. | - |
| (noun) special importance or significance | Synonyms: accent |
| entasis | (noun) a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight | - |
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| enterobiasis | (noun) an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children | - |
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| enterolithiasis | (noun) the presence of calculi in the intestines | - |
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| epistasis | (noun) the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene | Synonyms: hypostasis |
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| fascioliasis | (noun) infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot | Synonyms: fasciolosis |
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| fasciolopsiasis | (noun) infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia | - |
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| filariasis | (noun) a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels | - |
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| giardiasis | (noun) infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort | - |
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| haemostasis | (noun) surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) | Synonyms: haemostasia, hemostasia, hemostasis |
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| helminthiasis | (noun) infestation of the body with parasitic worms | - |
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| hemostasis | (noun) surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) | Synonyms: haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia |
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| homeostasis | (noun) (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes | - |
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| hypochondriasis | (noun) chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments | Synonyms: hypochondria |
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| hypostasis | (noun) (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality | - |
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| (noun) any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united | Synonyms: hypostasis of Christ |
| (noun) the accumulation of blood in an organ | - |
| (noun) the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene | Synonyms: epistasis |
| leishmaniasis | (noun) sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies | Synonyms: kala azar, leishmaniosis |
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| lithiasis | (noun) the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ | - |
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| lymphangiectasis | (noun) dilatation of a lymph vessel | Synonyms: lymphangiectasia |
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| metastasis | (noun) the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body | - |
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| moniliasis | (noun) an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) | Synonyms: candidiasis, monilia disease |
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| mydriasis | (noun) reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs | - |
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| myiasis | (noun) infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation | - |
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| nephrolithiasis | (noun) the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney | Synonyms: renal lithiasis |
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| oasis | (noun) a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary | Synonyms: haven |
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| (noun) a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) | - |
| odontiasis | (noun) the eruption through the gums of baby teeth | Synonyms: dentition, teething |
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| onchocerciasis | (noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America | Synonyms: river blindness |
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| opisthorchiasis | (noun) infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia | - |
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| osteoclasis | (noun) treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone | - |
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| overemphasis | (noun) too much emphasis | - |
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| paraphrasis | (noun) rewording for the purpose of clarification | Synonyms: paraphrase |
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| periphrasis | (noun) a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things | Synonyms: ambage, circumlocution |
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| pityriasis | (noun) any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin | - |
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| psoriasis | (noun) a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences | - |
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| satyriasis | (noun) abnormally intense sexual desire in men | - |
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| schistosomiasis | (noun) an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected | Synonyms: bilharzia, bilharziasis |
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| siriasis | (noun) sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat | Synonyms: insolation, sunstroke, thermic fever |
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| stasis | (noun) inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces | - |
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| (noun) an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped | - |
| trichiniasis | (noun) infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted | Synonyms: myositis trichinosa, trichinosis |
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| trichomoniasis | (noun) infection of the vagina | - |
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| trichuriasis | (noun) infestation by a roundworm; common in tropical areas with poor sanitation | - |
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| trombiculiasis | (noun) infestation with chiggers | - |
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