单词 | thelitis |
释义 | thelitis in British English (θɪˈlaɪtɪs) noun an inflammation or swelling of the nipple or teat thelitis in American English (θɪˈlaitɪs) noun Pathology inflammation of the nipple Word origin [1840–50; ‹ Gk thēl(e᷄) nipple + -itis]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, dope, layout, striation, warmup-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) |
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