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prostatitis

[ pros-tuh-tahy-tis ]
/ ˌprɒs təˈtaɪ tɪs /
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noun Pathology.
inflammation of the prostate gland.
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Origin of prostatitis

prostate + -itis

Words nearby prostatitis

prostatic fluid, prostatic massage, prostatic sinus, prostatic utricle, prostatism, prostatitis, prostato-, prostatocystitis, prostatocystotomy, prostatodynia, prostatolith
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British Dictionary definitions for prostatitis

prostatitis
/ (ˌprɒstəˈtaɪtɪs) /
noun
inflammation of the prostate gland
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Medical definitions for prostatitis

prostatitis
[ prŏs′tə-tī′tĭs ]
n.
Inflammation of the prostate gland.

Other words from prostatitis

pros′ta•tit′ic (-tĭt′ĭk) adj.
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