"-itis" meaning in English

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Suffix

IPA: /-ˈaɪtɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--itis.wav [Southern-England] Forms: -itides [plural, sometimes], rarely -itises [plural, sometimes]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|-itis}} New Latin -itis, {{der|en|grc|-ῖτις||pertaining to}} Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”), {{m|grc|-ῑ́της}} -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs), {{m|grc|νόσος||disease}} νόσος (nósos, “disease”), {{m|grc||ἀρθρῖτις (νόσος)|disease of the joints}} ἀρθρῖτις (νόσος) (arthrîtis (nósos), “disease of the joints”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -itis, {{en-suffix}} -itis
  1. (pathology) Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection. Tags: morpheme, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Pathology, Medicine Translations (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation): -ιτις (-itis) (Ancient Greek), -itis [feminine] (Catalan), -炎 (-yán) (Chinese Mandarin), -itida [feminine] (Czech), -itis (Dutch), -ito (Esperanto), -iitti (Finnish), -ite [feminine] (French), -ite [feminine] (Galician), -itis [feminine] (German), -gyulladás (Hungarian), -itis (Interlingua), -íteas [masculine] (Irish), -ite [feminine] (Italian), -炎 (-en) (Japanese), (-yeom) (Korean), -itis [feminine] (Latin), radang (Malay), -itis (Malay), -ite [feminine] (Portuguese), -ită [feminine] (Romanian), -и́т (-ít) [masculine] (Russian), -itis [feminine] (Spanish), -it (Swedish)
    Sense id: en--itis-en-suffix-jDmQCUuk Disambiguation of Medicine: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms with redundant sortkeys: 66 34 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation': 89 11
  2. (humorous) Used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases. Tags: humorous, morpheme, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en--itis-en-suffix-i8zX5YdO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (suffix denoting fictitious afflictions or diseases): -и́т (-ít) [masculine] (Russian), -itis [feminine] (Spanish)
Derived forms: adenitis (english: inflammation of the adenoids), adnexitis, alveolitis (english: inflammation of the alveoli), angiitis, apocrinitis, appendicitis (english: inflammation of the appendix), arthritis, balanitis, blepharitis (english: inflammation of the eye), bronchiolitis, bronchitis, bronchoalveolitis, bronchopneumonitis, bursitis, cellulitis, cholangitis, cholecystitis, colitis, conjunctivitis (english: inflammation of the conjunctiva), cystitis, dermatitis (english: inflammation of the skin), diverticulitis, encephalitis, endocarditis, endocervicitis, enteritis, enterocolitis, epicondylitis, epididymitis, esophagitis, fibrositis, folliculitis, gastritis, gastroenteritis, gingivitis, glomerulonephritis, glossitis, hepatitis (english: inflammation of the liver), ileitis, iridocyclitis, iritis, keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, laryngitis, leptomeningitis, lymphangitis (english: inflammation of the lymph glands), mastitis, mastoiditis, meningitis, myocarditis, myositis, nephritis, neuritis, neurodermatitis, odontobothritis, oesophagitis, oophoritis, orchitis, osteoarthritis, osteomyelitis, otitis, pachymeningitis, pancreatitis, panniculitis, papillitis, parotiditis, parotitis, pelvitis, periarthritis, pericarditis, peritonitis, pharyngitis, phlebitis, plantar fasciitis, poliomyelitis, polyarthritis, polyneuritis, proctitis, prostatitis, pyelitis, pyelonephritis, retinitis, rhinitis, rhinopharyngitis, salpingitis, sinusitis, spondylitis, stomatitis, synovitis, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, thrombophlebitis, thyroiditis, tonsillitis, tracheitis, urethritis, uveitis, vaginitis, vasculitis, vulvovaginitis, Americanitis, computeritis, egoitis, featuritis, imaginitis, lazyitis, meetingitis, Mondayitis, Oblomovitis, senioritis, sequelitis, teleportitis Disambiguation of 'suffix denoting fictitious afflictions or diseases': 53 47

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