Cystitis

//sɪsˈtaɪtɪs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
appendicitisarthritisbronchitisbunioncolitisencephalitis

Example

More examples

"If you hold your pee, you'll get cystitis."

Etymology

From cyst + -itis.

Related phrases

acute cystitisemphysematous cystitisurinary bladder

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