-itis /aɪtəs, aɪtɪs/ suffix [in nouns]
[Language: Latin; Origin: Greek, from -ites; ⇒ -ite]

1. an illness or infection that effects a particular part of your body:
tonsillitis (=infection of the tonsils)

2. humorous the condition of having too much of something or liking something too much:
televisionitis (=watching too much television)

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