Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0063 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-osis: Abnormal Condition
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The idea
The suffix osis names an abnormal condition or increase, without saying that inflammation is present.
In practice
Dermatosis is an abnormal condition of the skin.
Where people slip
Osis is the general term. Where inflammation is meant, the term takes itis instead.
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