Countable Nouns Ending in IS and Containing Y

Browse 368 valid English countable nouns ending in IS and containing Y, from Analysis, Hypothesis, Synthesis, Paralysis, Synopsis, Psychosis and Dialysis to rarer terms. Check definitions and spelling below, or visit our noun grammar guide to review singular and plural count rules.

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Starts with A
20 words
analysis
amaryllis
amyloidosis
autolysis
apophysis
ankylosis
actinomycosis
adenohypophysis
anaptyxis
aepyornis
anticyclogenesis
ammonolysis
anecdysis
autopsychoanalysis
adenopharyngitis
angiocholecystitis
adenomycosis
angiosymphysis
autoelectrolysis
amygdalothripsis
Starts with B
11 words
biosynthesis
biocatalysis
blastomycosis
bacteriolysis
bronchomycosis
botryomycosis
biolysis
brachyaxis
bronchomucormycosis
blepharosymphysis
botryopteris
Starts with C
24 words
chrysalis
cystitis
cyanosis
catalysis
cytokinesis
cryptanalysis
chemoprophylaxis
cysticercosis
corydalis
coccidioidomycosis
chamaecyparis
cytolysis
caryopteris
caryopsis
counterhypothesis
cyesis
cypris
chromatolysis
chemolysis
clysis
corylopsis
cytodiagnosis
cystis
chromoblastomycosis
Starts with D
17 words
dialysis
diaphysis
dermatophytosis
dysgenesis
didymis
dermatomycosis
dermomycosis
diapophysis
deplasmolysis
dermamycosis
dermamyiasis
dictyopteris
diasynthesis
desynapsis
dactylosymphysis
dermenchysis
dacryocystoptosis
Starts with E
24 words
endocytosis
epididymis
encephalomyelitis
exocytosis
ecchymosis
epiphysis
endosymbiosis
ecdysis
electrosynthesis
erythrocytosis
empyrosis
enhypostasis
enteroclysis
electroanalysis
epiphysitis
epidermophytosis
enzymosis
endysis
enhydris
epistylis
ethanolysis
enterolysis
emphyteusis
epiphyseolysis
Starts with F
2 words
frontolysis
fimbristylis
Starts with H
24 words
hypothesis
hypnosis
hydrolysis
hysteresis
hemodialysis
hypophysis
hypostasis
hypodermis
hydronephrosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperlordosis
hyperostosis
hypervitaminosis
homolysis
hydrastis
hydrogenolysis
hematolysis
heterokaryosis
heterolysis
histolysis
hydrarthrosis
hypnoanalysis
hypoxis
hymenocallis
Starts with I
2 words
ichthyosis
ichthyornis
Starts with K
4 words
kyphosis
karyokinesis
karyolysis
kyllosis
Starts with L
16 words
lysis
lipolysis
lycoris
lyonnais
leukocytosis
lychnis
lymphadenitis
lymphocytosis
lymphogranulomatosis
lymphangiectasis
lyolysis
lecythis
lymphosarcomatosis
laryngoparalysis
lymphadenectasis
laryngovestibulitis
Starts with M
21 words
metempsychosis
myelitis
mydriasis
myotis
mycosis
misanalysis
microanalysis
myiasis
myosotis
myringitis
mycotoxicosis
mythopoesis
metanalysis
mythogenesis
mucopolysaccharidosis
mycoplasmosis
myeloencephalitis
metecdysis
macrothelypteris
myringodermatitis
metrolymphangitis
Starts with N
4 words
neurolysis
neurohypophysis
narcoanalysis
nephthytis
Starts with O
8 words
overanalysis
osteomyelitis
ozonolysis
onychocryptosis
onychitis
orchiepididymitis
ophthalmomycosis
ophthalmomyositis
Starts with P
24 words
paralysis
psychosis
psychoanalysis
prophylaxis
pharyngitis
pyrolysis
phagocytosis
proteolysis
physalis
pyxis
pneumocystis
psychoneurosis
photolysis
physis
pinocytosis
polyarthritis
polyposis
plasmolysis
pyramis
phyllotaxis
phylogenesis
pharyngotonsillitis
phosphorolysis
polyhedrosis
Starts with R
6 words
reanalysis
resynthesis
radiolysis
rhinopharyngitis
rhodohypoxis
radioanaphylaxis
Starts with S
24 words
synthesis
synopsis
symbiosis
symphysis
synapsis
spondylosis
spondylolisthesis
seychellois
syllepsis
synchondrosis
synovitis
syndesmosis
synarthrosis
spondylolysis
syneresis
synostosis
syrtis
solvolysis
spondylarthritis
synodontis
strongylosis
synchysis
sarcocystis
synaxis
Starts with T
13 words
thrombolysis
trypanosomiasis
thyroiditis
thyrotoxicosis
tenosynovitis
thermolysis
tyrannis
typhlitis
tylosis
tricyrtis
trichophytosis
thrombolymphangitis
trypanosomatosis
Starts with U
3 words
urinalysis
ureteropyelonephritis
ureterocystanastomosis
Starts with V
1 words
vichyssois
Starts with X
1 words
xyris
Starts with Z
7 words
zygapophysis
zygosis
zymosis
zymolysis
zygolabialis
zygomaticoauricularis
zygopteris

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