Inflammation of the abdominal cavity or peritoneum, combining Greek terms for belly and inflammation.
From Greek 'koilia' (belly) + 'itis' (inflammation). The '-itis' suffix became standard in medicine during the 19th century for describing inflammatory conditions.
Every disease ending in '-itis' is inflammation—peritonitis, appendicitis, bronchitis—learning this pattern helps you understand that the real battle in these conditions is the body's inflammatory response.
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