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sinusitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
si-nusi-tis
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inflammation of one or more paranasal sinuses.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

sinusitises (plural) sinusitides (plural)

Derived Forms

aerosinusitis barosinusitis nasosinusitis pansinusitis polysinusitis rhinosinusitis sinusitic

Phrases

sinusitis-infertility syndrome

Questions

What does sinusitis mean?
An inflammation of one or more paranasal sinuses.
Where does sinusitis come from?
Etymology tree English sinus Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English sinusitis From sinus + -itis.

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