Words Ending With SIS

the most important or necessary part of something

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something

a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

informal term of address for someone's wife

an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped

the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues

a coming into being

something causing misery or death

alternative names for the body of a human being

(biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes

a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud

a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion

special importance or significance

separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes

a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

loss of the ability to move a body part

any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted

a prediction of the course of a disease

a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism

a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body

exact opposite

the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body

the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel

the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force

a message that departs from the main subject

(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes

a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings

infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women

(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions

any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins

the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing

(pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities

hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis

the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud

synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)

after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body

presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon

process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods

a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries

the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

sclerosis of the arterial walls