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iambic
iambic pentameter
iambus
-ian
IAP
Iapetus
IAS
Iasi
-iasis
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-iatrics
iatrochemistry
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-iasis
-iasis


suffix 
Definition:
 
disease: a disease characterized by or caused by a particular thing
filariasis
[<-i- + Latin or Greek -asis, suffix of state or process]
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