| 单词 | -itis |
| 释义 | -itisa 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). Origin of -itis<New Latin (or Latin ) -ītis<Greek Words nearby -itisitinerarium, itinerary, itinerate, -ition, -itious, -itis, It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done, -itive, it'll, ITN, it never rains but it pours Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for -itis-itis suffix forming nounsindicating inflammation of a specified parttonsillitis informal indicating a preoccupation with or imaginary condition of illness caused bycomputeritis; telephonitis Word Origin for -itisNew Latin, from Greek, feminine of -itēs belonging to; see -ite 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for -itis-itis suff.Inflammation or disease of:laryngitis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for -itis-itis A suffix meaning inflammation, as in bronchitis, inflammation of the bronchial tubes. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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