psilosis
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψίλωσις (psílōsis).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /saɪˈloʊ.sɪs/
Noun
psilosis (uncountable)
- (phonology) The sound change by which Greek lost the consonant sound /h/ during antiquity, h-dropping.
- (medicine) Sprue, a disease of the small intestine.