cystitis

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/sɪsˈtaɪtɪs/

noun

Inflammation of the urinary bladder.

OriginEnglish cyst ← Late Latin cystis ← Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis) →
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Meanings

nouncystitis (countable and uncountable, plural cystitides)

plural cystitides

  1. countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the urinary bladder.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁éyeti
  4. Ancient Greekκῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)?
  5. Ancient Greekκύστις (kústis)
  6. Late Latincystis
  7. Englishcyst
  8. Englishcystitis

From cyst + -itis.

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Translations

Catalan cistitis
  • cistitisinflammation of the urinary bladder
Chinese Mandarin 膀胱炎
  • 膀胱炎 (pángguāngyán)inflammation of the urinary bladder
Czech cystitida
  • cystitidainflammation of the urinary bladder
Danish blærebetændelse, cystitis
  • blærebetændelseinflammation of the urinary bladder
  • cystitisinflammation of the urinary bladder
Dutch blaasontsteking, cystitis
  • blaasontstekinginflammation of the urinary bladder
  • cystitisinflammation of the urinary bladder
Finnish virtsarakkotulehdus
  • virtsarakkotulehdusinflammation of the urinary bladder
French cystite
  • cystiteinflammation of the urinary bladder
German Blasenentzündung, Harnblasenentzündung
  • Blasenentzündunginflammation of the urinary bladder
  • Harnblasenentzündunginflammation of the urinary bladder
  • Zystitisinflammation of the urinary bladder
Hungarian hólyaghurut, hólyaggyulladás
  • hólyaghurutinflammation of the urinary bladder
  • hólyaggyulladásinflammation of the urinary bladder
  • húgyhólyaggyulladásinflammation of the urinary bladder
Icelandic blöðrubólga
  • blöðrubólgainflammation of the urinary bladder
Indonesian sistitis
  • sistitisinflammation of the urinary bladder
Italian cistite
  • cistiteinflammation of the urinary bladder
Japanese 膀胱炎
  • 膀胱炎 (bōkōen)inflammation of the urinary bladder
Malay radang pundi kencing, sistitis
  • radang pundi kencinginflammation of the urinary bladder
  • sistitisinflammation of the urinary bladder
Polish zapalenie pęcherza moczowego
  • zapalenie pęcherza moczowegoinflammation of the urinary bladder
Russian цисти́т
  • цисти́т (cistít)inflammation of the urinary bladder
Spanish cistitis
  • cistitisinflammation of the urinary bladder
Vietnamese viêm bàng quang
  • viêm bàng quanginflammation of the urinary bladder
Cite this entry
APA

cystitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystitis

MLA

“cystitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cystitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystitis.

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