suffix
-ism
-ism means "condition, state".
Terms3
Meaning
suffix
-ism
condition, state
GreekGeneral
Terms built from -ism
3 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part.
embolism
EM-boh-lizm
Obstruction of a blood vessel by a traveling clot or foreign matter
Cardiovascularembol/o
hyperthyroidism
hy-per-THY-royd-izm
Overactivity of the thyroid gland
Endocrinethyroid/o
hypothyroidism
hy-poh-THY-royd-izm
Underactivity of the thyroid gland
Endocrinethyroid/o
Other examples
Words that use -ism but do not yet have their own page in the library.
alcoholism
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