Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhinosinusitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
rhi-nos-i-nusi-tis
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rhinitis combined with sinusitis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥῑ́ς (rhī́s) Ancient Greek ῥῑνο- (rhīno-) English rhino- English sinus Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English sinusitis English rhinosinusitis From rhino- + sinusitis.

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What does rhinosinusitis mean?
A rhinitis combined with sinusitis.
Where does rhinosinusitis come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥῑ́ς (rhī́s) Ancient Greek ῥῑνο- (rhīno-) English rhino- English sinus Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English sinusitis English rhinosinusitis From rhino- + sinusitis.

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