Countable Nouns Ending in IS and Containing R
This list gathers 693 English countable nouns ending in IS and containing R, such as Crisis, Arthritis, Paralysis, Iris, Prognosis, Travis and Metropolis. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to review singular and plural count rules.
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Starts with A
24 words arthritis
acropolis
amaryllis
apheresis
arabidopsis
arteritis
aponeurosis
aris
arthrodesis
aspergillosis
arris
anamorphosis
ascaris
aerotropolis
anacrusis
amaurosis
andrographis
arthrosis
anagnorisis
arsis
aortitis
auris
acariasis
arachis
Starts with B
24 words bourgeois
bris
bursitis
berberis
brevis
bronchiectasis
bavarois
bacteriolysis
blepharoconjunctivitis
bacteriosis
barachois
braaivleis
brandis
baris
bothriolepis
buprestis
bronchostenosis
bronchiostenosis
bronchomycosis
blepharophimosis
broncholithiasis
blepharostenosis
blepharolithiasis
botryomycosis
Starts with C
24 words crisis
chris
catharsis
clitoris
capris
chrysalis
cirrhosis
carcinogenesis
charolais
croquis
cryptanalysis
coreopsis
chondromatosis
crasis
chemoprophylaxis
cysticercosis
cercis
corydalis
charentais
catachresis
carcinomatosis
chromis
coronis
chamaecyparis
Starts with D
24 words doris
dermatitis
dermis
diuresis
dermatosis
diaeresis
derris
dermatophytosis
diarthrosis
dermatomycosis
dermomycosis
diacrisis
diorthosis
desmorrhexis
dermatoneurosis
dendrophis
dermamycosis
dermamyiasis
dimaris
dictyopteris
dermatozoonosis
dicranopteris
deradenitis
diaporesis
Starts with E
24 words epidermis
electrophoresis
ephemeris
ekphrasis
endodermis
enterocolitis
electrosynthesis
enteritidis
erythrocytosis
empyrosis
engraulis
erminois
erotesis
enarthrosis
eucharis
endarteritis
enteroclysis
electroanalysis
electroosmosis
exeresis
epanorthosis
electrodiagnosis
epidermophytosis
epeirogenesis
Starts with F
7 words ferris
farris
fortis
febris
frontolysis
fimbristylis
fibropericarditis
Starts with G
13 words gastroenteritis
glomerulonephritis
gris
gracilis
gravis
grisgris
granulosis
gastroanastomosis
gastroduodenitis
gastroenterocolitis
gastroenteroanastomosis
gastrocoloptosis
gerontomorphosis
Starts with H
24 words hydrolysis
hysteresis
hemochromatosis
hemiparesis
hypodermis
hemerocallis
hydronephrosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperlordosis
hyperostosis
hypervitaminosis
heterotaxis
hesperis
hydrastis
hydrogenolysis
hesperornis
heterokaryosis
heterolysis
holophrasis
hydrarthrosis
hypermetamorphosis
hyphaeresis
hypercatalexis
hippocrepis
Starts with I
11 words iris
iontophoresis
immunoelectrophoresis
irbis
iberis
ionophoresis
interkinesis
ichthyornis
immunophoresis
intertransversalis
iridochoroiditis
Starts with K
11 words kurtosis
kris
keratitis
keratosis
kermis
keratoconjunctivitis
karyokinesis
keratomileusis
kribensis
karyolysis
kalimeris
Starts with L
10 words loris
lordosis
lycoris
liatris
lymphogranulomatosis
lumbricalis
lymphosarcomatosis
leptodermis
laryngoparalysis
laryngovestibulitis
Starts with M
24 words metropolis
metamorphosis
morris
marquis
mydriasis
mirabilis
microanalysis
myringitis
milreis
morphosis
morphallaxis
mucopolysaccharidosis
micropolis
mistigris
megasporogenesis
meningocerebritis
microsporogenesis
metaphrasis
mesenteritis
merogenesis
macrothelypteris
mastoidohumeralis
myringodermatitis
metrolymphangitis
Starts with N
23 words neurosis
necrosis
necropolis
narcosis
neuritis
nephrosis
naris
noncrisis
neurolysis
neurohypophysis
nereis
nearthrosis
narcoanalysis
nephroptosis
nephrolepis
notornis
nonmetamorphosis
narcocatharsis
nebris
nomocharis
nephroangiosclerosis
nephrocoloptosis
neurochorioretinitis
Starts with O
21 words overemphasis
overdiagnosis
overanalysis
osteonecrosis
organogenesis
orris
orbicularis
orchis
osteoarthrosis
osteopetrosis
orthosis
orogenesis
occipitofrontalis
ornis
onychocryptosis
orexis
orchiepididymitis
ophthalmoneuritis
orthoaxis
olecranarthritis
ophthalmorrhexis
Starts with P
24 words paris
paralysis
prognosis
parenthesis
psoriasis
prosthesis
praxis
prophylaxis
precis
proboscis
pharyngitis
pyrolysis
prostatitis
portcullis
prolepsis
plasmapheresis
proteolysis
protasis
parotitis
pieris
periphrasis
periapsis
psychoneurosis
paracentesis
Starts with R
18 words reanalysis
resynthesis
rachis
restenosis
reemphasis
radiolysis
resinosis
rhexis
rheotaxis
rhipsalis
rudis
rhinopharyngitis
rhodohypoxis
rachischisis
raphis
rhaphiolepis
rhipsalidopsis
radioanaphylaxis
Starts with S
24 words sclerosis
synchondrosis
synarthrosis
siris
syneresis
stereotaxis
syrtis
serodiagnosis
sorosis
sparassis
spirochetosis
spondylarthritis
strongylosis
sarcocystis
struthiopteris
sacrospinalis
sideritis
sparaxis
saccharomycosis
syssarcosis
sarcosporidiosis
sarcosis
sayornis
scirrhosis
Starts with T
24 words travis
tetris
trellis
thrombosis
trois
thrombolysis
trypanosomiasis
thyroiditis
thyrotoxicosis
travois
torticollis
thoracentesis
thrombophlebitis
temporalis
tracheobronchitis
tsoris
thermolysis
tyrannis
transgenesis
tracheitis
thoracocentesis
trichiasis
trichuriasis
tetrapolis
Starts with U
9 words urinalysis
urethritis
underdiagnosis
urolithiasis
underemphasis
urosis
ureterostegnosis
ureteropyelonephritis
ureterocystanastomosis
Starts with V
5 words vermis
vibriosis
virosis
varicosis
visceroptosis
Starts with W
1 words werris
Starts with X
3 words xyris
xenomorphosis
xiphihumeralis
Starts with Z
3 words zaphrentis
zygomaticoauricularis
zygopteris