itis

See also: -itis and -ītis

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɪtɨs/

Noun

itis (plural itises)

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

References

“itis” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

IIST, IITs, SITI, is it

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.tis/, [ˈiː.tɪs]

Verb

ītis

second-person plural present active indicative of eō

References

itis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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