Dictionary

-itis en · X

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /-ˈaɪtɪs/

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). Adding "-itis" to the end of a word or phrase can give a humorous sense by generalization.

Meanings

1. (morpheme, uncountable, usually) Denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
2. (humorous, morpheme, uncountable, usually) Used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases.
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Forms

Deriveds

endocarditis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · frogitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · glossitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · bronchitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · versionitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · neuritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · boneritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · gastroenteritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · adenitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · featuritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · classitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · cystitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · teleportitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · Americanitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · jargonitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · pharyngitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · get-there-itis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · ministerialitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · bronchiolitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · parotitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · osteomyelitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · collectionitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · panniculitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · cellulitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · Obamaitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · vulvovaginitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · motoritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · gingivitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · boobitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · hyphenitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · meetingitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · cholecystitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · egoitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · localitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · polymorphitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · lazyitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · pachymeningitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · orchitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · conjunctivitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · synovitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · folliculitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · liberalitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · phlebitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · pericarditis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · neurodermatitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · go-itis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · glomerulonephritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · thrombophlebitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · alphabetitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · teenageritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · alveolitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · ileitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · Nobelitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · stomatitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · retinitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · urbanitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · enterocolitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · turkeyitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · abbreviationitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · Republicanitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · vasculitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · conservativitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · schoolitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · Democratitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · traditionitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · gastritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · parakeetitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · fuckarounditis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · editcountitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · dropitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · computeritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · appendicitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · osteoarthritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · junioritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · keratoconjunctivitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · apocrinitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · colitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · mastoiditis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · testitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · hepatitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · boroughitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · telephonitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · mentionitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · keratitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · papillitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · epididymitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · endocervicitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · peritonitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · thyroiditis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · leptomeningitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · periarthritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · boomeritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · consolitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · meningitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · comparisonitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · cowboyitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · prostatitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · adnexitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · oesophagitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · arthritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · freshmanitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · Oblomovitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · pelvitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · redneckitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · tonsillitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · nephritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · spondylitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · electionitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · esophagitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · myositis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · lymphangitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · laryngitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · tickeritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · recessionitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · diverticulitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · polyarthritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · keyboarditis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · bronchoalveolitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · selfitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · planeitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · suburbanitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · salpingitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · epicondylitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · disjunctivitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · sophomoritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · iridocyclitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · balanitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · rhinitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · Googlitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · clientitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · Klondicitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · ostrichitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · capitalitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · tenosynovitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · angiitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · Hollanditis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · bronchopneumonitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · blepharitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · parotiditis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · perfectionitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · pancreatitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · urethritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · suffragitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · senioritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · Mondayitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · spectatoritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · frontrunneritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · pyelonephritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · Foxitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · polyneuritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · tendinitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · checkitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · departmentalitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · otitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · pyelitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · trollitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · divitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · encephalitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · mastitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · plantar fasciitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · tracheitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · lastminutitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · odontobothritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · oneitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · sequelitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · bursitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · bitchitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · founderitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · acronymitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · rumoritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · boyitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · rhinopharyngitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · poliomyelitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · dermatitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · Trumpitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · cholangitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · enteritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · slangitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · uveitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · vaginitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · bastarditis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · wristitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · fibrositis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · imaginitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · sinusitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · dartitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · demo-itis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · myocarditis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · niggeritis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · girlitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · adjectivitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · oophoritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · bureaucratitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions) · iritis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · proctitis (pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation) · crazyitis (humorous: fictional diseases and conditions)

Relateds

-osis

Translations (32)

bg -и́т (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · ru -и́т (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · de -itis (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · es -itis (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · ms radang (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · grc -ιτις (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · sv -it (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · nl -itis (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · ca -itis (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · ko -염 (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · pl -ita (suffix denoting fictitious afflictions or diseases) · cs -itida (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · it -ite (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · hu -gyulladás (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · fr -ite (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · fi -iitti (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · tr -it (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · ga -íteas (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · de -itis (suffix denoting fictitious afflictions or diseases) · ro -ită (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · nl -itis (suffix denoting fictitious afflictions or diseases) · la -itis (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · es -itis (suffix denoting fictitious afflictions or diseases) · ms -itis (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · ia -itis (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · cmn -炎 (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · pt -ite (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · gl -ite (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · ru -и́т (suffix denoting fictitious afflictions or diseases) · pl -ita (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · ja -炎 (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation) · eo -ito (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation)