-ites

-ites
G. adjectival suffix attached to noun stems, corresponding to L. -alis or -inus or to Eng. -y or -like. An adjective formed with this suffix sometimes stands alone, representing a phrase from which a noun has been dropped ( e.g., tympanites for tympanites hydrops, drumlike swelling of the abdomen. SEE ALSO: -ite, -itis. [G. ites,]

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[Gr. -itēs, a masculine adjectival termination agreeing with hydrōps dropsy (understood)—e.g., tympanites, the windy dropsy] a word termination indicating edema of the part denoted by the word stem to which it is attached.

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