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-itis

Syllabification: (-itis)
Definition of -itis

suffix

  • forming names of inflammatory diseases:cystitis hepatitis
  • informal 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)

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