Word Knowledge

In working as an ASVAB tutor, I designed a book, The ASVAB Tutor’s Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension Study Guide to boost my students’ score on the Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension sections of the ASVAB.   I have charts that list suffixes, their meanings, and examples of each one. One of the suffixes that I included in my book is the suffix -itis.  Today’s question is:

What does the suffix -itis mean?

There are many words in the English language with the suffix -it is.  Some of these words are arthritis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, gastritis, and neuritis.  Do you know what the suffix -itis means?

I will present the answer and explanation tomorrow.