-itis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  -itis \-i"tis\ ([imac]"t[i^]s), [Gr. 'i`tis, orig, fem.
     adjective suffix.]
     A suffix used in medical terms to denote an inflammatory
     disease of; as, arthritis; bronchitis, phrenitis, nephritis.
     [1913 Webster]