D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

-itis

/(ī"tĭs)/ · -i·tis · IPA /-ˈaɪtɪs/
01 A suffix used in medical terms to denote an inflammatory disease of; as, arthritis; bronchitis, phrenitis, nephritis.
  1. 1.
    A suffix used in medical terms to denote an inflammatory disease of; as, arthritis; bronchitis, phrenitis, nephritis.