itis

I1T1I1S1
/ˈaɪtɪs/

noun

A medical condition accompanied by inflammation.

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Meanings

nounitis (plural itises)

plural itises

  1. informalA 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.”

  2. Caribbeaninformalusually preceded by theFood coma.

Origin

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

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APA

itis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/itis

MLA

“itis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/itis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “itis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/itis.

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