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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
-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).]

-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."

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

-itis suff.
Inflammation or disease of: laryngitis.

-itis

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

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