-itis

-itis
Feminine form of the G. adjectival suffix -ites. An adjective formed with this suffix sometimes stands alone, representing a phrase from which a noun has been droped e.g., nephritis for nephritis nosos, disease of the kidneys). Hence is has become in effect a noun suffix. Moreover, it so frequently occurs in terms for inflammatory disorders that it has acquired the denotation of inflammation. SEE ALSO: -ites. [G. -ites]

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suffix denoting
inflammation of an organ, tissue, etc. Examples: arthritis (of a joint); peritonitis (of the peritoneum).

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pl. -iґtides [-itis, a feminine adjectival termination agreeing with Gr. nosos disease (understood)] a word termination denoting inflammation of the part indicated by the word stem to which it is attached.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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