Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vestibulitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vestibu-li-tis
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of a vestibule, especially localized vulvodynia in the vestibular region (the entry point into the vagina).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It has been noted after vestibulitis, furuncles, and acute and chronic coryza."
"Vulvar vestibulitis is a chronic clinical syndrome of unknown cause defined (by Friedrich) by the constellation of severe pain on vestibular touch or attempted vaginal entry, tenderness to pressure localized within the vulvar vestibule […]"
"There is no doubt that patients with vulvodynia from vestibulitis experience psychosexual dysfunction due to their severe dyspareunia."

Etymology

From vestibule + -itis.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: vestibule

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

vestibulodynia

Questions

What does vestibulitis mean?: Inflammation of a vestibule, especially localized vulvodynia in the vestibular region (the entry point into the vagina).
Where does vestibulitis come from?: From vestibule + -itis.

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