itis
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From suffix -itis (“disease characterized by inflammation”). Compare phobia, from -phobia, sophy, from -sophy, ism, from -ism, and ana, from -ana.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈʌɪtəs/
[edit] Noun
itis (plural itises)
- (informal) A medical condition accompanied by inflammation.
- 1973,April 16, “Scorecard”, Robert W. Creamer ed., in Sports Illustrated
- “. . . Arthritis, tendinitis and all those other itises will eventually catch up with you.”
- 1973,April 16, “Scorecard”, Robert W. Creamer ed., in Sports Illustrated
- (informal, Caribbean) The feeling of sleepiness after eating a heavy meal, usually the itis.
[edit] References
- “itis” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
ītis
- second-person plural present active indicative of eō
