| cystis urinaria | Synonym: urinary bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cystistaxis | An obsolete term for oozing of blood from the mucous membrane of the bladder. Origin: cysti-+ G. Staxis, trickling (05 Mar 2000) |
| cystitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the urinary bladder. (18 Nov 1997) |
| cystitis colli | Inflammation of the neck of the bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cystitis cystica | Cystitis glandularis with the formation of cysts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cystitis glandularis | <radiology> Associated with chronic bladder infection, bladder dome with retained elements of urachus, (?) pre-malignant (12 Dec 1998) |
| cystitis, interstitial | Disease that involves inflammation or irritation of the bladder wall. This inflammation can lead to scarring and stiffening of the bladder, and even ulcerations and bleeding. Diagnosis is based on symptoms, findings on cystoscopy and biopsy, and eliminating other treatable causes such as infection. Because doctors do not know what causes IC, treatments are aimed at relieving symptoms. most people are helped for variable periods of time by one or a combination of treatments. (12 Dec 1998) |