| glut itis | Inflammation of the muscles of the buttock. Origin: G. Gloutos, buttock, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
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| -itis | <suffix> A suffix used in medical terms to denote an inflammatory disease of; as, arthritis; bronchitis, phrenitis. Word ending (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. Origin: Gr, orig, fem. Adjective suffix. (12 Dec 1998) |