"itis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaɪtɪs/ Forms: itises [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from -itis (“disease characterized by inflammation”). Compare phobia, from -phobia, sophy, from -sophy, ism, from -ism, and ana, from -ana. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|-itis||disease characterized by inflammation}} Back-formation from -itis (“disease characterized by inflammation”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} itis (plural itises)
  1. (informal) A medical condition accompanied by inflammation. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-itis-en-noun-OgGvzABj Categories (other): English back-formations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
  2. (informal, Caribbean, usually preceded by the) Food coma. Tags: Caribbean, informal
    Sense id: en-itis-en-noun-41jrXy5A Categories (other): Caribbean English, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55

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