-itis

itis -ītis English Etymology en :der la-new:-itis From en la-new -itis, from en grc -ῖτις pertaining to. This is the feminine form of adjectival suffix grc -ῑ́της. The English suffix derives from the feminine form due to its use with the feminine noun grc νόσος disease, particularly with grc ἀρθρῖτις (νόσος) disease of the joints (one of the earliest English borrowings from which the suffix was extracted and abstracted).-itis. Dictionary.com. Adding "-itis" to the end of a word or phrase can give a humorous sense by generalization. Pronunciation en /-ˈaɪtɪs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--itis.wav Southern England Suffix - -itides<l:uncommon> es<l:rare> -ites<l:rare> en pathology Denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection. en humorous Used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases. What to Do About Senioritis: Make Your Senior Year Count, College Board. Accessed April 4, 2008.What to Do About Senioritis: Make Your Senior Year Count http://www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/the-application/8626.html# 26 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20090301181814/http://www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/the-application/8626.html# 1 March 2009 Usage notes While most of the derived terms theoretically have plurals in -itides (from the Ancient Greek grc -ῑ́τῐδες, plural of grc -ῖτῐς), -itises (the regularized English plural), or both, these forms are rarely used, as the derived terms are mass nouns, so their plurals are called for only when referring to types. For example, hepatitides or hepatitises as "types of hepatitis" have some currency in the medical literature, but most other such plurals do not. There is a tendency in formal writing to prefer the classical compound classical suffix (when a plural is invoked at all); a typical example is that for the plural of en arthritis referring to various types of arthritis, only en arthritides is standard. Derived terms en en pathology: diseases characterized by inflammation adenitis adnexitis alveolitis angiitis apocrinitis appendicitis arthritis balanitis blepharitis bronchiolitis bronchitis bronchoalveolitis bronchopneumonitis bursitis cellulitis cholangitis cholecystitis colitis conjunctivitis cystitis dermatitis diverticulitis encephalitis endocarditis endocervicitis enteritis enterocolitis epicondylitis epididymitis esophagitis fibrositis folliculitis gastritis gastroenteritis gingivitis glomerulonephritis glossitis hepatitis ileitis iridocyclitis iritis keratitis keratoconjunctivitis laryngitis leptomeningitis lymphangitis mastitis mastoiditis meningitis myocarditis myositis nephritis neuritis neurodermatitis odontobothritis oesophagitis oophoritis orchitis osteoarthritis osteomyelitis otitis pachymeningitis pancreatitis panniculitis papillitis parotiditis parotitis pelvitis periarthritis pericarditis peritonitis pharyngitis phlebitis plantar fasciitis poliomyelitis polyarthritis polyneuritis proctitis prostatitis pyelitis pyelonephritis retinitis rhinitis rhinopharyngitis salpingitis sinusitis spondylitis stomatitis synovitis tendinitis tenosynovitis thrombophlebitis thyroiditis tonsillitis tracheitis urethritis uveitis vaginitis vasculitis vulvovaginitis en humorous: fictional diseases and conditions abbreviationitis acronymitis adjectivitis alphabetitis Americanitis bastarditis bitchitis boneritis boobitis boomeritis boroughitis boyitis bureaucratitis capitalitis checkitis classitis clientitis collectionitis comparisonitis computeritis conservativitis consolitis cowboyitis crazyitis dartitis demo-itis Democratitis departmentalitis departmentalitis disjunctivitis divitis dropitis editcountitis egoitis electionitis featuritis founderitis Foxitis freshmanitis frogitis frontrunneritis fuckarounditis get-there-itis girlitis go-itis Googlitis Hollanditis hyphenitis imaginitis jargonitis junioritis keyboarditis Klondicitis lastminutitis lazyitis liberalitis localitis meetingitis mentionitis ministerialitis Mondayitis motoritis niggeritis Nobelitis Obamaitis Oblomovitis oneitis ostrichitis parakeetitis perfectionitis planeitis polymorphitis recessionitis redneckitis Republicanitis rumoritis schoolitis selfitis senioritis sequelitis slangitis sophomoritis spectatoritis suburbanitis suffragitis teenageritis telephonitis teleportitis testitis tickeritis traditionitis trollitis Trumpitis turkeyitis urbanitis versionitis wristitis Translations suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation Bulgarian: bg -и́т m Catalan: ca -itis f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 炎 -yán -炎 Czech: cs -itida f Dutch: nl -itis f Esperanto: eo -ito Finnish: fi -iitti French: fr -ite f Galician: gl -ite f German: de -itis f Greek: Ancient Greek: grc -ιτις Hungarian: hu gyulladás -gyulladás Interlingua: ia -itis Irish: ga -íteas m Italian: it -ite f Japanese: ja -炎 -en Korean: ko 염 -염 Latin: la -itis f Malay: ms radang, ms -itis Polish: pl -ita f Portuguese: pt -ite f Romanian: ro -ită f Russian: ru -и́т m Spanish: es -itis f Swedish: sv -it Turkish: tr -it suffix denoting fictitious afflictions or diseases Dutch: nl -itis f German: de -itis f Polish: pl -ita f Russian: ru -и́т m Spanish: es -itis f See also en -osis for chronic diseases References Further reading English dictionary of medical terms Anagrams en iist IIST IITs SITI is it en Medicine Catalan Etymology From ca la-new -ītis, from ca grc -ῖτις. Suffix f ca pathology en -itis Derived terms ca Further reading Danish Etymology From da la-new -ītis, from da grc -ῖτις. Suffix en er 1 da pathology en -itis Declension 1 en er Derived terms da Further reading da noun-forming suffixes German Pronunciation de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--itis.wav de De--itis.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Suffix de suffix noun-forming suffixes f en -itis Derived terms de Interlingua Etymology Borrowed from ia en -itis, ia fr -itis, ia it -ite, ia pt -ite/ia es -itis, ia ru -ит, all ultimately from ia la-new -itis, from ia grc -ῖτις. Pronunciation ia /ˈitis/ Suffix n forms nouns from nouns, denoting an inflammitory disease; en -itis ia appendice appendix appendicitis appendicitis ia esophago oesophagus esophagitis oesophagitis ia larynge larynx laryngitis laryngitis Derived terms ia References ia Medicine itis Latin Etymology 1 la -ītis :lbor grc:-ῖτις<t:pertaining to> + 1 Pronunciation ītis Suffix -ītis/-ītid<3.F> la New Latin pathology en -itis suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection Declension -ītis/-ītid<3> Derived terms la Etymology 2 Pronunciation ītīs Suffix la suffix form -ītīs la -ītēs//-īta dat//abl p Etymology 3 Pronunciation -ītīs Suffix la suffix form -ītīs la -ītus dat//abl m//f//n p Etymology 4 Pronunciation -itīs Suffix la suffix form -itīs la -itus dat//abl m//f//n p Spanish Etymology es :lbor la-new:-ītis 2 1 Pronunciation Suffix f es pathology en -itis denotes diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection es humorous en -itis forms the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases Derived terms es Further reading