[1855–60; kerat- + -itis]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: keyword, kickoff, output, pipeline, superheat-itis is a suffix used in pathological terms that denote inflammation of an organ (bronchitis; gastritis; neuritis) and hence, in extended senses, nouns denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses,tendencies, obsessions, etc. (telephonitis; baseballitis)
Examples of 'keratitis' in a sentence
keratitis
Keratitis is inflammation of which part of the eye?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Acanthamoeba species can also thrive, which can trigger keratitis, a severe eye infection.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He was diagnosed with acanthamoeba keratitis, an infection caused by a microscopic organism in water.