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-itis refers to a specific physiological phenomenon: Inflammation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflammation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflammation) swell
by sodii 2y ago
-itis refers to a specific physiological phenomenon: Inflammation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflammation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflammation)
swelling can happen without inflammaion, and mild inflammation may occur without noticable swelling.
-osis is a generic suffix for a process or condition: metamorphosis, scoliosis, hypnosis.
- rubberpoliceman 2y ago> and mild inflammation may occur without noticable swelling. Calor, dolor, rubor, tumor
- sodii 2y agoThey are not definition. Maybe they were, when we didn't know about cytokines and immune cells.