-ITIS


Meaning of -ITIS in English

[-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.