C19: from Greek kolpos bosom, womb, vagina + -itis
colpitis in American English
(kɑlˈpaɪtɪs)
noun
inflammation of the vagina; vaginitis
Word origin
< Gr kolpos, womb (see gulf) + -itis
colpitis in American English
(kɑlˈpaitɪs)
noun
Pathology
vaginitis
Word origin
[1875–80; ‹ Gk kólp(os) bosom, womb + -itis]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Diaspora, graph, massage, neoclassic, overdraft-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)