Morpheme
-itis
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflamation (plural -itides or rarely -ites)
Etymology
New Latin -itis; Ancient Greek -îtis
Evidence
abbreviationitis, abomasitis, acronymitis, adjectivitis, adrenalitis, alphabetitis, Americanitis, ampullitisarthritis, angiitis, aortitis, apicitis, arteritis
, balanitis, bronchitis, bronchoalveolitis, bursitis, cellulitis, colitis, mastitis, rhinitis, valvulitis, zonulitis
