Words that rhyme with listeriosis

• acidosis 0
  n 1: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
• amitosis 0
  n 1: the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes
• antibiosis 0
  n 1: an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another
• apotheosis 0
  n 1: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch] 2: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: deification, exaltation, apotheosis]
• asbestosis 0
  n 1: lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
• cirrhosis 0
  n 1: a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism [syn: cirrhosis, cirrhosis of the liver]
• diagnosis 0
  n 1: identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon [syn: diagnosis, diagnosing]
• endometriosis 0
  n 1: the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea [syn: endometriosis, adenomyosis]
• fibrosis 0
  n 1: development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
• halitosis 0
  n 1: offensive breath
• hypnosis 0
  n 1: a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
• ketosis 0
  n 1: an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus [syn: ketonemia, ketosis, acetonemia]
• meiosis 0
  n 1: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) [syn: meiosis, miosis, reduction division] 2: understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes" [syn: litotes, meiosis]
• metempsychosis 0
  n 1: after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body [syn: metempsychosis, rebirth]
• mitosis 0
  n 1: cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
• mononucleosis 0
  n 1: 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 [syn: infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis, mono, glandular fever, kissing disease]
• mycosis 0
  n 1: an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus [syn: fungal infection, mycosis]
• narcosis 0
  n 1: unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia
• necrosis 0
  n 1: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) [syn: necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus]
• neurosis 0
  n 1: a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction [syn: neurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosis]
• osmosis 0
  n 1: (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
• osteoporosis 0
  n 1: abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
• pneumoconiosis 0
  n 1: chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles [syn: pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis]
• prognosis 0
  n 1: a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop [syn: prognosis, forecast] 2: a prediction of the course of a disease [syn: prognosis, prospect, medical prognosis]
• psittacosis 0
  n 1: infectious disease of birds [syn: psittacosis, parrot disease] 2: an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds [syn: psittacosis, parrot fever, ornithosis]
• psychosis 0
  n 1: any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
• sclerosis 0
  n 1: any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue [syn: sclerosis, induration]
• scoliosis 0
  n 1: an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column
• silicosis 0
  n 1: a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate
• symbiosis 0
  n 1: the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other [syn: symbiosis, mutualism]
• thrombosis 0
  n 1: the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
• tuberculosis 0
  n 1: 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) [syn: tuberculosis, TB, T.B.]
• lordosis 0
  n 1: an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column [syn: lordosis, hollow-back]
• miosis 0
  n 1: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) [syn: meiosis, miosis, reduction division] 2: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller [syn: light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, myosis]
• athetosis 0
  n 1: a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
• ichthyosis 0
  n 1: any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish
• keratosis 0
  n 1: a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin
• lipidosis 0
  n 1: a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body
• anabiosis 0
  n 1: suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns
• coccidiosis 0
  n 1: (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
• myxomatosis 0
  n 1: a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits
• necrobiosis 0
  n 1: (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) [syn: necrobiosis, cell death]
• phagocytosis 0
  n 1: process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection
• cysts 0
• kurtosis 0
• proptosis 0
• sycosis 0
• synostosis 0
• babesiosis 0
• parabiosis 0
• sarcomatosis 0

See also listeriosis definition