sinusitis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sī′nə sī′tis)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
si•nus•i•tis /ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable* used with a singular verb]
  1. Pathologyinflammation of a sinus or the sinuses.
See -itis.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
si•nus•i•tis  (sī′nə sī′tis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyinflammation of a sinus or the sinuses.
  • Neo-Latin; see sinus, -itis
  • 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sinusitis / ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs/
  1. inflammation of the membrane lining a sinus, esp a nasal sinus
'sinusitis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aerosinusitis - barosinusitis

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