In medical terminology the ending -itis marks inflammation of the organ or tissue named before it. Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining, appendicitis inflammation of the appendix, otitis inflammation of the ear.
Greek ending -itis
inflammation ending
-itis
Medical terminology is a modular system. Once you know the building blocks, you can work out terms you have never seen before: word stem plus ending gives you the meaning.
Δωρεάν και χωρίς καμία δέσμευση.