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-itis
- a suffix used in pathological terms that denote inflammation of an organ ( bronchitis; gastritis; neuritis ) and hence, in extended senses, nouns denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses, tendencies, obsessions, etc. ( telephonitis; baseballitis ).
-itis
suffix forming nouns
- indicating inflammation of a specified part
tonsillitis
- informal.indicating a preoccupation with or imaginary condition of illness caused by
telephonitis
computeritis
鈥搃迟颈蝉
- A suffix meaning 鈥渋nflammation,鈥 as in bronchitis, inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of -itis1
< New Latin (or Latin ) -墨迟颈蝉 < Greek
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of -itis1
New Latin, from Greek, feminine of -颈迟脓蝉 belonging to; see -ite 1
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