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Sinusitis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An inflammation of the paranasal sinuses.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Inflammation of any sinus, whether an air-sinus or a sinus of the dura mater.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses

Word Usage

"Short-term sinusitis can be caused by either a bacterial infection, which may respond to treatment with antibiotics, or a viral infection, which doesn't."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

rubor inflammation redness

Cross Reference

sinusoidal circulation sinusoidal current sinusoidal variation

Hyponym

pansinusitis

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

pharyngitis pancreatitis coryza conjunctivitis broncho-pneumonia bronchitis gastroenteritis peritonitis tendinitis rhinitis