Got inflammation?
If so, this Word of the Week is for you.
-itis
/ˈīt-əs/
Appendicitis. Conjunctivitis. Encephalitis. Meningitis. Senioritis. (OK, that last one is a joke.)
What do all of these words have in common? That’s right, the “-itis” ending!
The suffix “-itis” means inflammation or swelling, typically as part of a disease process. The term comes from the Modern Latin (in this case…
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