Where does “mucositis” come from?

Mucositis is a New Latin formation combining mucosa with the Ancient Greek suffix -ῖτις, denoting inflammation of a mucous membrane.

mucositis (English): A complication of some cancer therapies in which...

Definitions

  1. A complication of some cancer therapies in which...

Ancestry of “mucositis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-itisSuffix denoting diseases characterized by...
2New Latin-ītis—
3Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῖτις →Every word from English -itis →Every word from New Latin -ītis →