CYSTITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cystitis mean? 

• CYSTITIS (noun)
  The noun CYSTITIS has 1 sense:

1. inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters

  Familiarity information: CYSTITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYSTITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("cystitis" is a kind of...):

urinary tract infection (any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract)

 Context examples 

A synthetic pyridine derivative anesthetic, Phenazopyridine is used as a local anesthetic in urinary tract disorders to relieve pain of lower urinary-tract irritation, as in cystitis, urethritis or prostatitis.

(Phenazopyridine, NCI Thesaurus)

Administered orally, excreted pentosan polysulfate adheres to the urinary bladder wall, preventing irritants from entering bladder cells and the development or progression of interstitial cystitis (IC), a complication of some chemotherapies.

(Pentosan polysulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a condition that causes discomfort or pain in the bladder and a need to urinate frequently and urgently.

(Interstitial Cystitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Hemorrhagic cystitis may be caused by anticancer drugs, radiation therapy, infection, or being exposed to chemicals, such as dyes or insecticides.

(Hemorrhagic cystitis, NCI Dictionary)

This agent also inhibits cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis.

(Dimesna, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include interstitial cystitis and radiation-induced cystitis.

(Non-Infectious Cystitis, NCI Thesaurus)

LRIs include but not limited to the skin atrophy, ulceration and non-healing wounds; cystitis, proctosigmoiditis, resulting to fistulas, abscesses, fibrosis and scaring; laryngitis, osteoradionecrosis; central nervous system injury, optic neuropathy.

(Late Radiation Injury, NCI Thesaurus)

A sulfhydryl compound that is used to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis associated with certain chemotherapeutic agents.

(Mesna, NCI Thesaurus)

Many conditions can affect your bladder. Some common ones are: • Cystitis - inflammation of the bladder, often from an infection • Urinary incontinence - loss of bladder control • Overactive bladder - a condition in which the bladder squeezes urine out at the wrong time • Interstitial cystitis - a chronic problem that causes bladder pain and frequent, urgent urination • Bladder cancer

(Bladder Diseases, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)