-ITIS


Meaning of -ITIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun suffix ]

( plural -itises also -itides or -ites )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin & Greek; Latin, from Greek, from feminine of -itēs -ite

1. : disease or inflammation

bronch itis

2. plural usually -itises : condition likened to a disease — chiefly in nonce formations

television itis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.