SIRIASIS Definition & Meaning

siriasis

[ si-rahy-uh-sis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Pathology.

sunstroke.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of siriasis¹

1595–1605; < Latin ��ī�� < Greek ��𾱰�í��, equivalent to seiri ( â�� ) to be hot, scorching (derivative of ��í��ǲ� Sirius ) + -�� -asis

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Some seem to have no need of the plural; as, ambergris, aqua-fortis, arthritis, brewis, crasis, elephantiasis, genesis, orris, siriasis, tennis.

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