| -itis suff. 1. Inflammation or disease of: laryngitis. 2. Excessive preoccupation with, indulgence in, reliance on, or possession of the qualities of: televisionitis. [Greek -  tis, from feminine of -t s, adj. suff. (originally modifying feminine noun nostos, disease).] |
-itis
suffix forming nouns
1. (Medicine) indicating inflammation of a specified part tonsillitis
2. (Medicine) Informal indicating a preoccupation with or imaginary condition of illness caused by computeritis telephonitis
[New Latin, from Greek, feminine of -itēs belonging to; see -ite1]
| -itis A suffix meaning "inflammation," as in bronchitis, inflammation of the bronchial tubes. |
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