-itis
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noun suffix plural -itises also -itides or -ites
Definition of -ITIS
1
: disease or inflammation <bronchitis>
2
plural usually -itises : condition likened to a disease —chiefly in nonce formations <televisionitis>
Origin of -ITIS
New Latin, from Latin & Greek; Latin, from Greek, from feminine of -itēs -ite
-i·tis
noun suffix \ˈīt-əs also but not shown at individual entries ˈēt-\ \ˈīt-(ˌ)ēz, ˈēt-\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; -i·tis·esalso ; -it·i·des \ˈit-ə-ˌdēz\or ; -i·tes
Medical Definition of -ITIS
: disease usually inflammatory of a (specified) part or organ : inflammation of <laryngitis> <appendicitis> <bronchitis>
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