sinusitis

[ sahy-nuh-sahy-tis ]

/ ˌsaɪ nəˈsaɪ tɪs /

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noun Pathology.

inflammation of a sinus or the sinuses.

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Origin of sinusitis

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

Words nearby sinusitis

sinumbra lamp, sinuosity, sinuous, sinus, Sinus Iridum, sinusitis, Sinus Meridianii, sinus node, Sinus of Valsalva, sinusoid, sinusoidal

How to use sinusitis in a sentence

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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British Dictionary definitions for sinusitis

sinusitis

/ (ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs) /

noun

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

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