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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

-desis en · X

Pronunciation

  • /-ˌdɪs.ɪs/
  • /-ˈdiːsɪs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέσῐς (désĭs, “binding together”), from δέω (déō, “to bind, tie, fasten”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Binding, fusion.
    • arthrodesis, pleurodesis