Cystitis
/sɪsˈtaɪtɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Inflammation of the urinary bladder. countable, uncountable
"Partying involves taking the tube home two days late, in a damp silk dress, ravenous, reeking of Moët, sweat and stale Shalimar, a bunch of plastic cocktail twizzlers in your clutch bag, with glitter on your face and extreme dehydration, followed by a 20-hour sleep and three days of cystitis."
- 2 inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters wordnet
Example
More examples"If you hold your pee, you'll get cystitis."
Etymology
From cyst + -itis.