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Dictionary: -itis

suff.
  1. Inflammation or disease of: laryngitis.
  2. Excessive preoccupation with, indulgence in, reliance on, or possession of the qualities of: televisionitis.

[Greek -ītis, from feminine of -ītēs, adj. suff. (originally modifying feminine noun nostos, disease).]


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suff.

Inflammation or disease of: laryngitis.

 
 
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