Inflammation of the annexa (structures attached to something), particularly in medical terminology referring to inflammation of tissue near organs.
From annexa (plural of annexum, Latin for attached things) plus the medical suffix '-itis' meaning inflammation, from Greek 'itis'.
In gynecology, 'annexitis' refers to inflammation of the ovaries and fallopian tubes—medical terminology shows how Latin and Greek roots let doctors precisely describe exactly what body part is inflamed.
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