cystitis
Meaningbladder inflammation
Common meaning: inflammation of the bladder
- cystthe bladder; a pouchLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 458 · scan
- itisGreek ending: inflammation of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek κύστις ‘the bladder; a pouch’.
Roots
- κύστις Greek “the bladder; a pouch”
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