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What does the ending "itis" mean in medical terms?

Like bronchitis, laryngitis, and all those other sicknesses.They all end in "itis". Can anyone tell me exactly what "itis"means?

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1. inflamation =D
2. itis - is infection.
3. It means inflammation. Tendonitis is inflammation of tendons Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial tubes Laryngitis is inflammation of the larnyx :)
4. From MedicineNet: -itis: Suffix meaning inflammation. For example, colitis is literally colon inflammation or figuratively inflammation of the colon. The ending -itis is one of the building blocks derived from Greek (in this case) or Latin used to construct medical terms.
5. The suffix "itis" means 'inflammation'. That means that "bronchitis" is the inflammation of the bronchial tubes, laryngitis is the inflammation of the larynx, and so on...
6. an English suffix typically used to denote an inflammation
7. refers to inflammation,ie, of larynx,of bronchi,of appendix.
8. I'm a medical transcriptionist and itis means inflammation.