itis

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See also itiş, and -itis

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From suffix -itis (disease characterized by inflammation). Compare phobia, from -phobia, sophy, from -sophy, ism, from -ism, and ana, from -ana.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈʌɪtəs/

Noun [edit]

itis (plural itises)

  1. (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.”
  2. (informal, Caribbean) The feeling of sleepiness after eating a heavy meal, usually the itis.

References [edit]

  • itis” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

ītis

  1. second-person plural present active indicative of