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-itis
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-itis
(noun suffix)
-itis
/aɪtəs/
noun suffix
-itis
/aɪtəs/
noun suffix
Britannica Dictionary definition of -ITIS
medical
:
inflammation of something specified
tonsill
itis
bronch
itis
laryng
itis
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sometimes used humorously to describe having too much of something
Hollywood has a bad case of sequel
itis
this summer. [=too many movies being shown this summer are sequels]
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