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prostatitis

[pros-tuh-tahy-tis]
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noun Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the prostate gland.
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Origin of prostatitis

prostate + -itis
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  • Prostatitis chronica causa est impotentiae et plerumque insanabilis est.

    Essays In Pastoral Medicine

    Austin Malley

British Dictionary definitions for prostatitis

prostatitis

noun
  1. inflammation of the prostate gland
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Word Origin and History for prostatitis

n.

1844, from prostate + -itis.

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prostatitis in Medicine

prostatitis

(prŏs′tə-tī′tĭs)
n.
  1. Inflammation of the prostate gland.
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Related formspros′ta•tit′ic (-tĭt′ĭk) adj.
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