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cystitis

/sɪsˈtaɪtɪs/

cystitis noun: inflammation of the urinary bladder.

Noun

cystitis (countable and uncountable, plural cystitides)

  1. Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
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cystitis meaning in Tamil, Sanskrit, Malay and Indonesian

cystitis in Tamil

சிறுநீர்ப்பை அழற்சி, சிறுநீர்ப்பையழற்சி, நீர்ப்பையழல்

cystitis in Sanskrit

inflammation of the urinary bladder
बस्तिकोप bastikopa

cystitis in Malay

inflammation of the urinary bladder
radang pundi kencing, sistitis

cystitis in Indonesian

inflammation of the urinary bladder
sistitis
More languagesFewer languages
cystitis in Vietnamese
viêm bàng quang

Forms of cystitis

pluralcystitides

Origin of cystitis

From cyst + -itis.

Words formed from cystitis

Questions about cystitis

What does cystitis mean?
Cystitis means inflammation of the urinary bladder.
What is cystitis in Tamil?
Cystitis in Tamil is சிறுநீர்ப்பை அழற்சி, சிறுநீர்ப்பையழற்சி, நீர்ப்பையழல். See Cystitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cystitis?
Cystitis is a noun.
How do you pronounce cystitis?
Cystitis is pronounced /sɪsˈtaɪtɪs/.
What is the plural of cystitis?
The plural of cystitis is cystitides.

Words near cystitis in the dictionary

  1. cystiscid
  2. cystiscids
  3. cystises
  4. cystitic
  5. cystitides
  6. cystitis
  7. cystlike
  8. cysto-
  9. cystoadenocarcinoma
  10. cystoadenocarcinomas
  11. cystoadenoma

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