-itis
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: ipa: /-ˈaɪtɪs/
Forms: form: -itides
form: -itises
Etymology: From New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”). This is the feminine form of adjectival suffix -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). The English suffix derives from the feminine form due to its use with the feminine noun νόσος (nósos, “disease”), particularly with ἀρθρῖτις (νόσος) (arthrîtis (nósos), “disease of the joints”) (one of the earliest English borrowings from which the suffix was extracted and abstracted). Humorous sense by generalization.
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
examples: What to Do About Senioritis: Make Your Senior Year Count, College Board. Accessed April 4, 2008.
glosses: Used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases.
Derived terms: sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: adenitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: adnexitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: alveolitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: angiitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: apocrinitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: appendicitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: arthritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: balanitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: blepharitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: bronchiolitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: bronchitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: bronchoalveolitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: bronchopneumonitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: bursitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: cellulitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: cholangitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: cholecystitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: colitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: conjunctivitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: cystitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: dermatitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: diverticulitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: encephalitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: endocarditis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: endocervicitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: enteritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: enterocolitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: epicondylitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: epididymitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: esophagitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: fibrositis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: folliculitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: gastritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: gastroenteritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: gingivitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: glomerulonephritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: glossitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: hepatitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: ileitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: iridocyclitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: iritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: keratitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: keratoconjunctivitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: laryngitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: leptomeningitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: lymphangitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: mastitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: mastoiditis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: meningitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: myocarditis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: myositis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: nephritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: neuritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: neurodermatitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: odontobothritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: oesophagitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: oophoritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: orchitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: osteoarthritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: osteomyelitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: otitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: pachymeningitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: pancreatitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: panniculitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: papillitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: parotiditis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: parotitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: pelvitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: periarthritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: pericarditis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: peritonitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: pharyngitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: phlebitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: plantar fasciitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: poliomyelitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: polyarthritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: polyneuritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: proctitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: prostatitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: pyelitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: pyelonephritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: retinitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: rhinitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: rhinopharyngitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: salpingitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: sinusitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: spondylitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: stomatitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: synovitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: tendinitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: tenosynovitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: thrombophlebitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: thyroiditis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: tonsillitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: tracheitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: urethritis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: uveitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: vaginitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: vasculitis
sense: pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation
word: vulvovaginitis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: Americanitis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: computeritis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: egoitis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: featuritis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: imaginitis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: lazyitis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: meetingitis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: Mondayitis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: Oblomovitis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: senioritis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: sequelitis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: teleportitis
sense: humorous: fictional diseases and conditions
word: versionitis
Related terms: english: for chronic diseases
translation: for chronic diseases
word: -osis