-itis

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A termination used in modern pathological nomenclature to signify ‘inflammation’ of the part indicated, as in bronchitis, otitis, conjunctivitis, stomatitis, enteritis, etc.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• A suffix used in medical terms to denote an inflammatory disease of

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• suffix pathology Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
• suffix humorous Used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases.