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-itis

 
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).
Origin:
< NL (or L) -ītis < Gk
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-itis  
suff.  
  1. Inflammation or disease of: laryngitis.
  2. Excessive preoccupation with, indulgence in, reliance on, or possession of the qualities of: televisionitis.

[Greek -ītis, from feminine of -ītēs, adj. suff. (originally modifying feminine noun nostos, disease).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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-itis 
noun suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, Mod.L., from Gk. -itis, fem. of adj. suffix -ites "pertaining to." Fem. because it was used with fem. noun nosos "disease," e.g. Gk. arthritis (nosos) "(disease) of the joints."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

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-itis  
A suffix meaning "inflammation," as in bronchitis, inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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-itis suff.
Inflammation or disease of: laryngitis.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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-itis

-i"tis\, [Gr. ?, orig, fem. adjective suffix.] A suffix used in medical terms to denote an inflammatory disease of; as, arthritis; bronchitis, phrenitis.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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