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-ptysis

noun combining form
-p·​ty·​sis | \ ptəsə̇s\
plural -ptyses\ -​ptəˌsēz \

Definition of -ptysis

: spittle : spit hemoptysis plasmoptysis

History and Etymology for -ptysis

New Latin, from Greek, act of spitting, from ptyein to spit

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