Words that rhyme with meiosis

• acidosis 0
  n 1: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
• 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]
• arteriosclerosis 0
  n 1: sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: arteriosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries, coronary-artery disease]
• 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]
• cyanosis 0
  n 1: a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning)
• diagnosis 0
  n 1: identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon [syn: diagnosis, diagnosing]
• fibrosis 0
  n 1: development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
• hypnosis 0
  n 1: a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
• 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]
• 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
• 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]
• 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]
• sepsis 0
  n 1: the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues
• 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
• trichinosis 0
  n 1: infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted [syn: trichinosis, trichiniasis, myositis trichinosa]
• 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.]
• ptosis 0
  n 1: drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness
• nephrosis 0
  n 1: a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases [syn: nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis] 2: a disease affecting the kidneys [syn: kidney disease, renal disorder, nephropathy, nephrosis]
• heterosis 0
  n 1: (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent [syn: heterosis, hybrid vigor]
• fluorosis 0
  n 1: a pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)
• kyphosis 0
  n 1: an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column [syn: kyphosis, humpback, hunchback]
• psilosis 0
  n 1: a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation [syn: sprue, tropical sprue, psilosis] 2: falling out of hair
• pyrosis 0
  n 1: a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder [syn: heartburn, pyrosis]
• stenosis 0
  n 1: abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway [syn: stenosis, stricture]
• cysts 0
• misdiagnosis 0
• sorosis 0

See also meiosis definition and meiosis synonyms