-itis

Suffix Routine Blood Collections

Inflammation.

Example: hepatitis (inflammation of the liver)

Sources

• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
• Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Terms built with -itis

• osteomyelitisInfection of bone; a known complication of an infant heel puncture that reaches the calcaneus.
• phlebitisInflammation of a vein, most often from a clot (thrombophlebitis); a phlebitic vein is avoided for…

Related terms

• -iaCondition.
• -iasisCondition or formation of, often abnormal.
• -iatry, -iatristMedical treatment (-iatry) or the specialist who provides it (-iatrist).
• -ismCondition or state.
• -iumStructure or tissue.
• -logistSpecialist in the study and treatment of a body part or disease.
• -logyStudy of.
• -lysisBreaking down, destruction, or dissolving.

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