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Meaning of -itis in English:

-itis

Pronunciation /???t?s/

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suffix

  • 1Forming names of inflammatory diseases.

    ‘cystitis’
    • ‘hepatitis’
    1. 1.1informal Used with reference to a tendency or state of mind that is compared to a disease.
      • ‘creditcarditis’

Origin

From Greek feminine form of adjectives ending in -itēs (combined with nosos ‘disease’ implied).