keratitis

ker·a·ti·tis

noun \ˌker-ə-ˈtī-təs\

plural ker·a·tit·i·des\-ˈti-tə-ˌdēz\

Definition of KERATITIS

: inflammation of the cornea of the eye

Origin of KERATITIS

New Latin

First Known Use: 1858

Rhymes with KERATITIS

adenitis, arteritis, cellulitis, dermatitis, enteritis, gingivitis, hepatitis, Heracleitus, ileitis, laryngitis, meningitis, myelitis, pharyngitis, pneumonitis, Polyclitus, prostatitis, retinitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis, spondylitis, tendinitis, urethritis, vaginitis