sinusitis

[ sahy-nuh-sahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. inflammation of a sinus or the sinuses.

sinusitis

/ ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the membrane lining a sinus, esp a nasal sinus

Word History and Origins

Origin of sinusitis¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1900–05; sinus, -itis

Example Sentences

When in a case of chronic purulent frontal sinusitis there is pain and fever with a fœtid discharge.

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(iii) It is rarely required for acute frontal sinusitis, although it might be used in acute exacerbation of a chronic suppuration.

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Molini has followed the history of fifteen private patients with frontal sinusitis, and not operated on, for ten years.

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