itis
A medical condition accompanied by inflammationA medical condition accompanied by inflammation.
Meaning
2 senses(informal)A medical condition accompanied by inflammation.
1973, April 16, “Scorecard”, Robert W. Creamer ed., in Sports Illustrated “. . . Arthritis, tendinitis and all those other itises will eventually catch up with you.”
(Caribbean, informal)Food coma.
Origin
Back-formation from -itis (“disease characterized by inflammation”). Compare phobia, fromBack-formation from -itis (“disease characterized by inflammation”). Compare phobia, from -phobia, sophy, from -sophy, ism, from -ism, and ana, from -ana.
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