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-itis , -itis suffix repr. Gr. -itis, prop. forming fems. of adjs. in -ī́tēs, used to qualify nósos disease, as arthrîtis (disease) of the joints (árthron),… Glossitis , glos·si·tis / gläˈsītis; glô-/ • n. Med. inflammation of the tongue.
glossitis Inflammation of the tongue; may be one of the signs of riboflavin defi… Iritis , iritis (I-ry-tis) n. inflammation of the iris. See uveitis. Nosology , nosology classification of diseases, XVIII. f. Gr. nósos disease; see -LOGY.
nosology (nos-ol-ŏji) n. the naming and classification of diseases. Avitaminosis , a·vi·ta·min·o·sis / āˌvītəmiˈnōsis/ • n. (pl. -ses / -sēz/ ) Med. a condition resulting from a deficiency of one or more particular vitamins.
avitami… glycosuria , gly·cos·u·ri·a / ˌglīkōsyoŏˈrēə/ • n. Med. a condition characterized by an excess of sugar in the urine, typically associated with diabetes or kidney…
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