-itis /aɪtəs, aɪtɪs/ BrE AmE suffix [in nouns]
[ Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek , from -ites ; ⇨ ↑ -ite ]
1 . an illness or infection that effects a particular part of your body:
tonsillitis (=infection of the ↑ tonsil s )
2 . humorous the condition of having too much of something or liking something too much:
televisionitis (=watching too much television)