Did you know that the suffix “itis” is derived from Greek and Latin meaning inflammation? So any time you see the suffix “itis”, start thinking that some body tissue is inflamed. Inflammation to any tissue of the body causes swelling, heat, redness, pain and loss of function.
What are words that end with itis?
- bronchitis.
- cellulitis.
- cervicitis.
- dermatitis.
- fibrositis.
- gingivitis.
- laryngitis.
- meningitis.
What does the suffix itis stand for?
1 : disease or inflammation bronchitis. 2 plural usually -itises : condition likened to a disease —chiefly in nonce formations televisionitis.
