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-itis (īt′is, -əs)

  1. inflammatory disease or inflammation of (a specified part or organ) neuritis, bronchitis
  2. addiction to, or weariness resulting from preoccupation with: used in nonce words golfitis

Etymology: ModL < L < Gr -itis, orig. fem. of adjectives ending in -itēs, used to modify nosos, disease (later understood, but omitted)

Browse dictionary entries near -itis

  1. ‹ -itious
  2. ‹ -ition
  3. ‹ itinerate
  4. ‹ itinerary
  5. ‹ itinerant
  6. ‹ itinerancy
  7. ‹ ithyphallic
  8. ‹ Ithunn
  9. ‹ Ithaca
  10. ‹ iterative
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