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What are some words that have the suffix -sis?

Here are some words with the suffix "-sis":

Medical/Scientific:

* Analysis: The process of examining something carefully.

* Synthesis: The combination of parts to form a whole.

* Diagnosis: The identification of a disease or condition.

* Prognosis: A prediction of the course of a disease.

* Neurosis: A mental or emotional disorder.

* Paralysis: Loss of movement or feeling.

* Emphysema: A lung disease.

* Apoptosis: Programmed cell death.

* Photosynthesis: The process by which plants use sunlight to make food.

* Meiosis: The process of cell division that produces gametes.

* Mitosis: The process of cell division that produces identical cells.

Other:

* Crisis: A time of great difficulty or danger.

* Emphasis: Special importance or attention given to something.

* Hypothesis: A proposed explanation for something.

* Basis: The foundation or underlying principle of something.

* Thesis: A long piece of writing on a particular subject.

* Genesis: The origin or beginning of something.

* Stasis: A state of balance or inactivity.

This is just a small sample - many more words exist with the suffix "-sis"!

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