Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- suffix Inflammation or disease of.
- suffix Excessive preoccupation with, indulgence in, reliance on, or possession of the qualities of.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek -ītis, from feminine of -ītēs, adj. suff. (originally modifying feminine noun nosos, disease).]
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