Cytitis

/saɪˈtaɪtɪs/ noun

Definition

Inflammation of the urinary bladder, commonly known as a bladder infection or cystitis.

Etymology

From Greek 'kytos' (cell, but also used for bladder) + '-itis' (inflammation suffix). The term reflects older anatomical terminology where 'cyto-' referred specifically to the bladder before becoming the general prefix for 'cell.'

Kelly Says

This word is a bit of a time capsule—when doctors first coined 'cytitis,' they were using 'cyto-' to mean bladder specifically, but as microscopy advanced and 'cyto-' became the standard prefix for all cell-related terms, the word stayed frozen in its older meaning!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
膀胱 ንብር
bangaang nbir
ARالعربية
التهاب المثانة
al-thab-b al-mithānah
BNবাংলা
মূত্রথলির জ্বালা
mot-tholi-r jwala
CACatalà
cistitis
sis-ti-tis
CSČeština
zánět močového měchýře
zanet moco-vove mechýře
DADansk
cystitis
sis-titis
DEDeutsch
Zystitis
tsiz-stits
ELΕλληνικά
φλεγμονή της κύστης
fleg-moni tis kisti
ESEspañol
cistitis
sis-tee-tis
FAفارسی
التهاب مثانه
al-thab-b mathānah
FISuomi
pussin tulehdus
pus-sin tuleh-dus
FRFrançais
cystite
si-tit
GUGU
મૂત્રાશય ઝાડા
moo-traashya jaada
HAHA
ciyawa
chee-ya-wa
HEעברית
דלקת בדרכי השתן
dal-kat be-dra-khei hashtan
HIहिन्दी
मूत्राशय염
mootraashyayam
HUMagyar
hólyaggyulladás
hólyag-gyulladás
IDBahasa Indonesia
sistitis
sis-ti-tis
IGIG
ịrị
ee-ree
ITItaliano
cistite
si-sti-te
JA日本語
膀胱炎
hōkō-en
KKKK
жүйіктің қабынуы
zhü-yik-tin qaby-nu-y
KMKM
ការអាក្រក់នៃប្រាប់
ka-ar a-ak-rak nai pra-ap
KO한국어
방광염
bangwang-yeom
MRMR
मूत्राशयशोथ
moo-traashya-shoth
MSBahasa Melayu
sistitis
sis-ti-tis
MYမြန်မာ
အူရည် ပျစ်
a-oo-re-pyit
NLNederlands
cystitis
sis-ti-tis
NONorsk
cystitis
sis-titis
PAPA
ਮੂਤਰ-ਪਿੱਠ 發炎
mooter-pitth fa-lan
PLPolski
zapalenie pęcherza moczowego
zapalenie pęcherza moczowego
PTPortuguês
cistite
si-sti-te
RORomână
cistit
sis-tit
RUРусский
цистит
tsist
SVSvenska
cystit
sis-tit
SWKiswahili
cystitis
sis-ti-tis
TAதமிழ்
கல்லீரல் அழற்சி
kal-li-ral a-lath-chi
TEతెలుగు
మూత్రాశయం염
moo-traa-shayam-yam
THไทย
การอักเสบของกระเพาะปัสสาวะ
gaan ok-sep khang kra-phao bat-sa-wa
TLTL
cystitis
sis-ti-tis
TRTürkçe
sistit
sis-tit
UKУкраїнська
цистит
tsist
URاردو
مثانہ کی جلن
mithanah ki jaln
VITiếng Việt
viêm bàng quang
vyehm bang kwang
YOYO
ile-iṣẹ
ee-leh-ee-she
ZH中文
膀胱炎
bǎngguāngyán
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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