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1. -itis Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-itis
Description: WEBThe meaning of -ITIS is disease or inflammation. How to use -itis in a sentence. disease or inflammation; condition likened to a disease —chiefly in nonce formations…
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2. -ITIS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Link: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/-itis
Description: WEBBrowse. -itis definition: a suffix used in pathological terms that denote inflammation of an organ (bronchitis; gastritis; neuritis) and hence, in extended senses, nouns denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses, tendencies, obsessions, etc. (telephonitis; baseballitis). See examples of -ITIS used in a sentence.
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3. Itis Definition & Meaning | Merriam-Webster Medical
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/itis
Description: WEBThe meaning of ITIS is a disease characterized by inflammation. How to use itis in a sentence.
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4. Postprandial somnolence - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postprandial_somnolence
Description: WEBPostprandial somnolence (colloquially known as food coma, after-dinner dip, or "the itis") is a normal state of drowsiness or lassitude following a meal. Postprandial somnolence has two components: a general state of low energy related to activation of the parasympathetic nervous system in response to mass in the gastrointestinal tract, and …
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5. -itis | definition of -itis by Medical dictionary
Link: https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/-itis
Description: WEB-itis: ( ī'tis ), Words ending with this suffix form their plurals in -itides . Avoid incorrect singulars in -itide (e.g., arthritide, encephalitide ) backformed from such plurals. Suffix denoting inflammation. See also: -ites . [G. feminine adjectival suffix]
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6. -itis - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Link: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-itis
Description: WEBFeb 11, 2024 · -itis (usually uncountable, plural sometimes-itides or rarely-itises) Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection. 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.
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7. -itis suffix - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes
Link: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/itis
Description: WEBDefinition of -itis suffix in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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8. -itis, suffix meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English …
Link: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/itis_suffix
Description: WEB-itis, suffix meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
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9. -itis Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
Link: https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/-itis
Description: WEBBritannica Dictionary definition of -ITIS. medical. : inflammation of something specified. tonsill itis. bronch itis. laryng itis. — sometimes used humorously to describe having too much of something. Hollywood has a bad case of sequel itis this summer. [=too many movies being shown this summer are sequels]
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10. -ITIS definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
Link: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/itis
Description: WEBDefinition of '-itis' -itis in American English. (ˈaɪtɪs ; ˈaɪtəs ) 1. inflammatory disease or inflammation of (a specified part or organ) neuritis, bronchitis. 2. addiction to, or weariness resulting from preoccupation with. used in nonce words. golfitis. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
