cystitis

[ si-stahy-tis ]

/ sɪˈstaɪ tɪs /

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noun Pathology.

inflammation of the urinary bladder.

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Origin of cystitis

First recorded in 1770–80; cyst- + -itis

Words nearby cystitis

cysticercus, cystic fibrosis, cystidium, cystine, cystinuria, cystitis, cysto-, cystocarp, cystocele, cystogenous, cystography

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How to use cystitis in a sentence

Blood, however, is more frequently present and more abundant than in ordinary cystitis.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Cleanliness and care with the catheter must be enforced: cystitis causes much misery.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
When a ligature makes its way into the bladder it will set up cystitis and serve as a nucleus for a vesical calculus.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
The bowels should be kept loose by means of hot rectal injections in acute cystitis.
The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)|Various

If the disease continue, cystitis and its consequent train of symptoms ensue (see Bladder and Prostate Diseases).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cystitis

cystitis

/ (sɪˈstaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the urinary bladder

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