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cystitis

[si-stahy-tis] Origin

cys·ti·tis

[si-stahy-tis]
noun Pathology.
inflammation of the urinary bladder.

Origin:
1770–80; cyst- + -itis
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cystitis (sɪˈstaɪtɪs)
 
n
inflammation of the urinary bladder

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Word Origin & History

cystitis
c.1780, from cyst + -itis.
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cystitis cys·ti·tis (sĭ-stī'tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the urinary bladder.

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