psilosis
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ψίλωσις (psílōsis).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /saɪˈloʊ.sɪs/
Noun
editpsilosis (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.