-itis
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- Inflammation or disease of:
…发炎的，…疾病的：
laryngitis.
喉炎 - Excessive preoccupation with, indulgence in, reliance on, or possession of the qualities of:
有…的明显倾向，沉溺于…，对…过分依赖，占有…的数量：
televisionitis.
电视迷
语源
- Greek [n. suff]
希腊语 [名词后缀]
-itis
suffix forming nouns
indicating inflammation of a specified part
⇒
tonsillitis
informal. indicating a preoccupation with or imaginary condition of illness caused by
⇒
computeritis
⇒
telephonitis
Origin
New Latin, from Greek, feminine of -itēs belonging to; see -ite1-itis
Word Origin
1
a suffix used in pathological terms that denote inflammation of an organ (bronchitis; gastritis; neuritis) and hence, in extended senses, nouns denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses, tendencies, obsessions, etc. (telephonitis; baseballitis).
Origin
< New Latin (or Latin) -ītis < Greek
Related Words
- cellulitis
- adenitis
- adenoiditis
- aortitis
- appendicitis
- arteritis
-itisa noun suffix used in pathological terms denoting inflammation of some part or organ, as in bronchitis, gastritis, neuritis.
[Greek. See -ite1]-itis
noun suffix
(plural -itises also -itides or -ites)
bronchitis
2. plural usually -itises : condition likened to a disease — chiefly in nonce formations
televisionitis
noun suffix
(plural -itises also -itides or -ites)
ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Latin & Greek; Latin, from Greek, from feminine of -itēs -ite
1. disease or inflammationbronchitis
2. plural usually -itises : condition likened to a disease — chiefly in nonce formations
televisionitis
-itis
suffix
- forming names of inflammatory diseases［构成炎症的名称］：
-
cystitis
hepatitis.
- ■ informal used with reference to a tendency or state of mind that is compared to a disease（非正式）表示“有…病态”, “有…癖”：
-
creditcarditis.
词源
from Greek feminine form of adjectives ending in -itēs （combined with nosos 'disease' implied）.
1903 Asquith in Westm. Gaz. 19 Oct. 5/1All the people were suffering from a new disease—the disease of fiscalitis.
1906 Ibid. 27 Apr. 4/2Several members of Parliament are suffering from a slight attack of Suffragitis.
1912 Q. Rev. Oct. 504Cricket has just suffered from so severe an attack of ‘testitis’ as to render it highly improbable . [ etc.]
1944 F. Clune Red Heart 68Those were the days when the nor'-west of New South Wales was agog with bushrangeritis.
1945 W. S. Churchill Victory (1946) 186It was impossible to go on in a state of ‘electionitis’ all through the summer and autumn.
1969 Sunday Express 28 Dec. 24/3 As the year wears on, politicians' electionitis will have more influence on events than central bankers' views.
-itis
noun suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, Modern Latin, from Greek -itis, feminine of adjectival suffix -ites "pertaining to." Feminine because it was used with feminine noun nosos "disease," especially in Greek arthritis (nosos) "(disease) of the joints," which was one of the earliest borrowings into English and from which the suffix was abstracted in other uses.
ORIGIN: Greek suffix forming the fem. of adjectives ending in -itēs , combined with (expressed or implied) nosos disease, to form names of diseases affecting a specified part of the body.
-itis
suffix forming nouns.
inflammation of; inflammatory disease of, as in appendicitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis.
state of mind or tendency fancifully regarded as a disease, as in telephonitis.
[< Greek -îtis, feminine of adjective suffix -ítēs]
-i·tis
\ˈī]d.ə̇s, ]tə̇s sometimes ˈē]\ noun suffix
(plural -i·tis·es \]d.ə̇sə̇z, ]tə̇s-\ ; also -it·i·des \ˈid.əˌdēz, ˈitə-\ ; sometimes -i·tes \ˈī]d.(ˌ)ēz, ](ˌ)tēz sometimes ˈē]\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin & Greek; Latin, from Greek, noun & adjective suffix
1. : disease usually inflammatory of a (specified) part or organ : inflammation of
< laryngitis >
< bronchitis >
< appendicitis >
< neuritis >
2. plural usually -itises
a.
(1) : malady arising from (something specified)
< too-much-moneyitis >
< vacationitis >
(2) : affliction with (something specified) : forced endurance or suffering of
< televisionitis >
— chiefly in nonce formations
b.
(1) : tendency especially when excessive to or toward (something specified) : marked proneness to
< accidentitis >
(2) : marked fondness for or obsession with (something specified) : weakness for : infatuation with
< adjectivitis >
< jazzitis >
(3) : excessive concern for or promotion or advocacy of or reliance on (something specified)
< educationitis >
— chiefly in nonce formations
c. : quality or state of being marked to an often excessive degree by certain typical characteristics of (something specified)
< big-businessitis >
— chiefly in nonce formations
1.
< laryngitis >
< bronchitis >
< appendicitis >
< neuritis >
2. plural usually -itises
a.
(1)
< too-much-moneyitis >
< vacationitis >
(2)
< televisionitis >
— chiefly in nonce formations
b.
(1)
< accidentitis >
(2)
< adjectivitis >
< jazzitis >
(3)
< educationitis >
— chiefly in nonce formations
c.
< big-businessitis >
— chiefly in nonce formations
-itis
Suffix
(usually uncountable, sometimes -itides or rarely -itises)
- pathology Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
- humorous Used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases. What to Do About Senioritis: Make Your Senior Year Count, College Board. Accessed April 4, 2008.[2]
Etymology
From New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”). This is the feminine form of adjectival suffix -ίτης (-ítēs) because it was used with the feminine noun νόσος (nósos, “disease”), particularly with ἀρθρῖτις (νόσος) (arthrîtis (nósos), “disease of the joints”) (one of the earliest English borrowings from which the suffix was extracted and abstracted).[1] Humorous sense by generalization.
Usage notes
While most of the derived terms theoretically have plurals in -itides (from the Ancient Greek -ῑ́τῐδες (-ī́tides), plural of -ῖτῐς (-îtis)), -itises (the regularized English plural), or both, these forms are rarely used, as the derived terms are mass nouns, so their plurals are called for only when referring to types. For example, hepatitides or hepatitises as "types of hepatitis" have some currency in the medical literature, but most other such plurals do not.
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -itis
(pathology) diseases characterized by inflammation
(humorous) fictional diseases
Descendants
References
- ^ -itis. Dictionary.com.
- ^ What to Do About Senioritis: Make Your Senior Year Count
External links
词根词缀：-itis
【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix; inflammation, burning sensation; by extension, disease associated with inflammation
【相关描述】This suffix has come to mean "inflammation of" but originally it meant "pertaining to" or "of the". The Greek word nosos ["disease"] was either expressed or understood, although it might not be included with the basic element. For example, bursitis nosos would mean "disease of the bursa".
【同源单词】actilnoneuritis, adenitis, adrenalitis, allergyrhinitis, angioitis, angiopancreatitis