-itis

Meaning

suffix

inflammation

GreekGeneral

Terms built from -itis

59 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -itis marked.

phlebitisphleb/o + -itisInflammation of a vein
pericarditisperi- + cardi/o + -itisInflammation of the pericardium surrounding the heart
bronchitisbronch/o + -itisInflammation of the bronchial tubes
laryngitislaryng/o + -itisInflammation of the larynx (voice box)
pharyngitispharyng/o + -itisInflammation of the pharynx (throat)
rhinitisrhin/o + -itisInflammation of the nasal mucous membranes
sinusitissinus/o + -itisInflammation of the paranasal sinuses
pleurisypleur/o + -itisInflammation of the pleura surrounding the lungs
gastritisgastr/o + -itisInflammation of the stomach lining
hepatitishepat/o + -itisInflammation of the liver
cholecystitischolecyst/o + -itisInflammation of the gallbladder
colitiscol/o + -itisInflammation of the colon
appendicitisappendic/o + -itisInflammation of the appendix
pancreatitispancreat/o + -itisInflammation of the pancreas
esophagitisesophag/o + -itisInflammation of the esophagus
stomatitisstomat/o + -itisInflammation of the mouth
gingivitisgingiv/o + -itisInflammation of the gums
peritonitisperitone/o + -itisInflammation of the peritoneum
encephalitisencephal/o + -itisInflammation of the brain
meningitismening/o + -itisInflammation of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord
arthritisarthr/o + -itisInflammation of one or more joints
osteomyelitisoste/o + -itisInfection and inflammation of bone and bone marrow
tendinitistendin/o + -itisInflammation of a tendon
bursitisburs/o + -itisInflammation of a bursa
spondylitisspondyl/o + -itisInflammation of the vertebrae
dermatitisdermat/o + -itisInflammation of the skin
nephritisnephr/o + -itisInflammation of the kidney
cystitiscyst/o + -itisInflammation of the bladder
pyelonephritisnephr/o + -itisInflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis, usually due to infection
prostatitisprostat/o + -itisInflammation of the prostate gland
orchitisorch/o + -itisInflammation of the testis
conjunctivitisconjunctiv/o + -itisInflammation of the conjunctiva (pink eye)
blepharitisblephar/o + -itisInflammation of the eyelid
otitisot/o + -itisInflammation of the ear
endocarditisendo- + cardi/o + -itisInflammation of the inner lining of the heart
diverticulitisdiverticul/o + -itisInflammation of small pouches in the intestinal wall
enteritisenter/o + -itisInflammation of the small intestine
proctitisproct/o + -itisInflammation of the rectum
myelitismyel/o + -itisInflammation of the spinal cord
poliomyelitismyel/o + -itisViral infection affecting the spinal cord gray matter
osteochondritisoste/o + -itisInflammation of bone and cartilage
synovitissynov/o + -itisInflammation of the synovial membrane
costochondritiscost/o + -itisInflammation of cartilage connecting ribs to sternum
myositismy/o + -itisInflammation of muscle tissue
cellulitiscellul/o + -itisBacterial infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue
urethritisurethr/o + -itisInflammation of the urethra
glomerulonephritisnephr/o + -itisInflammation of kidney glomeruli
salpingitissalping/o + -itisInflammation of the fallopian tube
vaginitisvagin/o + -itisInflammation of the vagina
cervicitiscervic/o + -itisInflammation of the cervix
metritismetr/o + -itisInflammation of the uterus
thyroiditisthyroid/o + -itisInflammation of the thyroid gland
mastoiditismastoid/o + -itisInfection of the mastoid bone behind the ear
myocarditiscardi/o + -itisInflammation of the heart muscle
osteoarthritisarthr/o + -itisDegenerative joint disease
rheumatoid arthritisarthr/o + -itisAutoimmune inflammatory joint disease
fasciitisfasci/o + -itisInflammation of fascia tissue
ulcerative colitiscol/o + -itisChronic inflammation of colon lining
cholangitischolangi/o + -itisInflammation of bile ducts

-itis decoded step by step

3 library terms, read one part at a time.

pericarditis

The prefix peri- means “around”.
The root cardi/o means “heart”.
The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
Together: Inflammation of the pericardium surrounding the heart.

osteomyelitis

The root oste/o means “bone”.
The root myel/o means “marrow”.
The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
Together: Infection and inflammation of bone and bone marrow.

pyelonephritis

The root pyel/o means “renal pelvis”.
The root nephr/o means “kidney”.
The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
Together: Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis, usually due to infection.

Parts that combine with -itis

Word parts that appear alongside -itis in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.

arthr/ojoint · 3 terms cardi/oheart · 3 terms nephr/okidney · 3 terms col/ocolon · 2 terms myel/ospinal cord, bone marrow · 2 terms oste/obone · 2 terms appendic/oappendix · 1 term blephar/oeyelid · 1 term bronch/obronchus · 1 term burs/obursa, sac · 1 term cervic/oneck, cervix · 1 term cholangi/obile duct · 1 term cholecyst/ogallbladder · 1 term conjunctiv/oconjunctiva · 1 term cost/orib · 1 term cyst/obladder, cyst · 1 term dermat/oskin · 1 term encephal/obrain · 1 term endo-within, inner · 1 term enter/ointestine · 1 term esophag/oesophagus · 1 term gastr/ostomach · 1 term gingiv/ogum · 1 term hepat/oliver · 1 term laryng/olarynx, voice box · 1 term mastoid/omastoid process · 1 term mening/omeninges · 1 term metr/outerus · 1 term my/omuscle · 1 term orch/otestis · 1 term ot/oear · 1 term pancreat/opancreas · 1 term peri-around, surrounding · 1 term peritone/operitoneum · 1 term pharyng/opharynx, throat · 1 term phleb/ovein · 1 term pleur/opleura, side · 1 term proct/orectum, anus · 1 term prostat/oprostate · 1 term rhin/onose · 1 term salping/ofallopian tube · 1 term sinus/osinus, cavity · 1 term spondyl/overtebra · 1 term stomat/omouth · 1 term synov/osynovial membrane · 1 term tendin/otendon · 1 term thyroid/othyroid · 1 term urethr/ourethra · 1 term vagin/ovagina · 1 term

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