-itis suffix used to create imaginary medical conditions, such as lazyitis (congenital laziness) and cobitis (an aversion to prison food) US,1912
Maybe the Premier was suffering from a bad case of electionitis. What is electionitis? I have never once suggested that the Premier suffered from a case of electionitis. I don’t even know what it is. — Hansard(BritishColumbia,Canada), 12 May 1982