[-itis] n suffix, pl -itises also -itides or -ites [NL, fr. L & Gk; L, fr. Gk, fr. fem. of -ites -ite] 1: disease or inflammation "bronchitis"
2. pl usu -itises: condition likened to a disease--chiefly in nonce formations "televisionitis"
[-itis] n suffix, pl -itises also -itides or -ites [NL, fr. L & Gk; L, fr. Gk, fr. fem. of -ites -ite] 1: disease or inflammation "bronchitis"
2. pl usu -itises: condition likened to a disease--chiefly in nonce formations "televisionitis"
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012