"-itis" meaning in Spanish

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Suffix

Forms: -itis [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin -ītis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|es|:lbor|la-new:-ītis}}, {{lbor|es|la-new|-ītis}} Learned borrowing from New Latin -ītis, {{der|es|grc|-ῖτις||pertaining to}} Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} -itis f (noun-forming suffix, plural -itis)
  1. (pathology) -itis (denotes diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection) Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--itis-es-suffix--1O-6KL3 Categories (other): Pathology, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. (humorous) -itis (forms the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases) Tags: feminine, humorous, morpheme
    Sense id: en--itis-es-suffix-kKGq2tc~
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