[1835–45; trache(a) + -itis]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cutaway, hybridize, placement, serial, squeegee-itis is 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)
Examples of 'tracheitis' in a sentence
tracheitis
It sounds like you may be experiencing tracheitis - a painful inflammation of the windpipe itself caused by a bacterial infection.