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prostatitis

American

[pros-tuh-tahy-tis] / ˌprɒs təˈtaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

inflammation of the prostate gland.

prostatitis British

/ ˌprɒstəˈtaɪtɪs /

noun

inflammation of the prostate gland

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Etymology

Origin of prostatitis

prostate + -itis

Example Sentences

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"Many of them don't like treating it," says Jonathan Rees, a North Somerset-based GP who co-wrote the prostatitis guidelines for Prostate Cancer UK.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2018

Foy also had symptoms of prostatitis, including painful urination, and he and his wife noticed what looked like blood in his semen, according to the paper.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 6, 2011

Last week Dr. Harold P. Rusch of Madison, Wise, urged physiological treatment of prostatitis with injections of the male hormone called testosterone.

From Time Magazine Archive

Barney Dreyfuss, 66, vice president of the National Baseball League and owner of the Pittsburgh "Pirates"; of pneumonia following two operations for prostatitis; in Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

If it had happened to a human male I would have thought it was prostatitis.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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