cystitis

Term: cystitis

Origin: Anc Greek

 κύστις/cystis(=pouch or anatomical sac eg bladder)

> κύω/kyo(=carry a baby in a sac)

-ίτις(modern Greek -ίτιδα)/-ites (=noun suffix denoting inflammation)

>-ίτις, feminine suffix meaning pertaining to, because it was used with feminine greek word «η νόσος».

Coined

By Hippocrates (ca. 460 BC – ca. 370 BC)

Definition

Cystitis is the bladder inflammation that it is caused, most commonly, by a bacterial infection, especially among women. The disease is characterised by burning sensations during urination, a frequent need to urinat and a feeling that bladder can't be fully empty.