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sinusitis

American  
[sahy-nuh-sahy-tis] / ˌsaɪ nəˈsaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of a sinus or the sinuses.


sinusitis British  
/ ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sinusitis

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


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Antibiotic use is driven largely by common colds, which produce secondary bacterial things like sore throat, earache, nasal congestion, sinusitis.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025

Hosting him will be King Charles and a full line-up of senior royals, currently including Queen Camilla, who had to miss the Duchess of Kent's funeral on Tuesday because she was suffering from acute sinusitis.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025

That includes veterans suffering from cancer, allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, hypertension, sinusitis and other conditions, often related to the respiratory system.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2024

These are the first placebo-controlled clinical trials to show that a medication reduces subjective symptoms and objective measures of sinus disease for patients with chronic sinusitis, both with and without polyps.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024

His most troubling conditions were a strangely recurrent viral pneumonia, chronic sinusitis, and the ulcerative colitis that had laid him low the weekend before his scheduled testimony against Oppenheimer.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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