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si·nus·i·tis

(sī′nə-sī′tĭs)

Inflammation of the sinuses or a sinus, especially in the nasal region.

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sinusitis

(ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs)

(Pathology) inflammation of the membrane lining a sinus, esp a nasal sinus

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si•nus•i•tis

(ˌsaɪ nəˈsaɪ tɪs)

n.

inflammation of a sinus of the skull.

sinusitis

Inflammation of the sinuses, usually caused by an infection.

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Noun

sinusitis - inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses

inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

pansinusitis - inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses

Translations

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Sinusitis

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sinusite

sinusitis

[ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs] N → sinusitis f

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sinusitis

[ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs] n → sinusite f

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sinusitis

n → Stirnhöhlenkatarr(h) m, → Sinusitis f

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sinusitis

[ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs] n → sinusite f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

si·nus·i·tis

n. sinusitis, infl. de la mucosa de un seno o cavidad, esp. los senos paranasales.

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sinusitis

n sinusitis f

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