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-itis

  1. a suffix used in pathological terms that denote inflammation of an organ ( bronchitis; gastritis; neuritis ) and hence, in extended senses, nouns denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses, tendencies, obsessions, etc. ( telephonitis; baseballitis ).


-itis

suffix forming nouns

  1. indicating inflammation of a specified part

    tonsillitis

  2. informal.
    indicating a preoccupation with or imaginary condition of illness caused by

    telephonitis

    computeritis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

–i³Ù¾±²õ

  1. A suffix meaning “inflammation,†as in bronchitis, inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -itis1

< New Latin (or Latin ) -Ä«³Ù¾±²õ < Greek
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -itis1

New Latin, from Greek, feminine of -¾±³Ùŧ²õ belonging to; see -ite 1

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