psilosis noun. [sʌɪ'lǝʊsɪs] Pl. -loses [-'lǝʊsi:z]. M19.
[Greek psilōsis, from psiloun strip bare: see -OSIS.]
1. Medicine. = SPRUE noun¹ 2. M19.
2. Philology. Esp. in Greek, the substitution of plosive for aspirated or fricative consonants (as p for ph) or of smooth for rough breathings. E20.

■ psilotic [-'lɒtɪk] adjective M20.

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