paracystitis

par·a·cys·ti·tis

[par-uh-si-stahy-tis]
noun Pathology.
inflammation of the connective tissue around the urinary bladder.

Origin:
1875–80; para-1 + cystitis

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To paracystitis
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

paracystitis par·a·cys·ti·tis (pār'ə-sĭ-stī'tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the connective tissue and other structures surrounding the urinary bladder.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
00:10
Paracystitis is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT