cystitis definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1783 inflammation of the urinary bladder

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. an inflammation of the urinary bladder, often caused by infection, and usu. accompanied by frequent painful urination.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cystitis Cys*ti"tis (s?s-t?"t?s), n. [Cyst + -itis: cf. F. cystite.] (Med.) Inflammation of the bladder.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Cystitis is a bladder infection. (MEDICAL) ...an attack of cystitis.