What does the suffix 'itis' mean in words like tonsillitis, ...

★ Latin & Greek in Medicine Quiz

What does the suffix ‘itis’ mean in words like tonsillitis, dermatitis, appendicitis?

A. Healing

B. Cutting out

C. Inflammation

D. Study of

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