cystitis

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Etymology

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From cysto- +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɪsˈtaɪtɪs/

Noun

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cystitis (countable and uncountable, plural cystitides)

  1. (pathology) Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
    • 2022 August 27, Bidisha Mamata, “Tinder is 10 but after a dip in the dating app pool I’m staying resolutely single”, in The Observer[1]:
      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.

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