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Definition: Bursitis |
BursitisNoun1. Inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "bursitis" was first used: 1857. (references) |
Etymology: Bursitis \Bur*si"tis\, noun. [New Latin expression, from English bursa -itis.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Health | Inflammation of a bursa, occasionally accompanied by a calcific deposit in the underlying supraspinatus tendon; the most common site is the subdeltoid bursa. (references) |
Medicine | Non-specific inflammation of bursae; may be caused by excessive pressure on the skin above or by infection. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Bursitis |
| English words defined with "bursitis": oxyphenbutazone ♦ Tandearil. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "bursitis": aseptic bursitis ♦ clergyman's bursitis ♦ ischial bursitis ♦ nun's bursitis ♦ subacromial bursitis ♦ weaver's bottom, weavers'bottom. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Bursitis" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Danish (bursitis), Dutch (bursitis), German (bursitis), Spanish (bursitis). |
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Health | Many other inflammatory diseases affect the body's soft tissues, including tendonitis and bursitis. (references) | |
RMDs may include such conditions as carpal tunnel syndrome, bursitis, tendonitis, epicondylitis, ganglion cyst, tenosynovitis, and trigger finger. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Bursitis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Bursitis" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "bursitis": aseptic bursitis ♦ clergyman's bursitis ♦ ischial bursitis ♦ nun's bursitis ♦ subacromial bursitis. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "bursitis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | bursit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | التهاب كيسي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | bursitis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | bursitis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | اماس کیسه های مفصلی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | subakromiaalinen bursiitti (hod carrier's shoulder, hod carriers'shoulder, subacromial bursitis), olkalisäkkeen alapuolisen limapussin tulehdus (hod carrier's shoulder, hod carriers'shoulder, subacromial bursitis), olkalisäkkeen alapuolinen limapussitulehdus (hod carrier's shoulder, hod carriers'shoulder, subacromial bursitis), aseptinen limapussin tulehdus (aseptic bursitis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bursite. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Schleimbeutelentzündung (housemaid's knee), Bursitis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | θυλακίτιδα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אמתחת (pouch, sack, saddlebag), "לקת "כסת. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nyáktömlõgyulladás. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | borsite. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ursitisbay bursite. (various references) разрыв (abruption, break, breaking, breakup, burst, disruption, disturbance, divorcement, fracture, gap, jump, laceration, rip, rupture, severance, split, tear, tearing), бурсит. (various references) burzitis. (various references) bursitis. (various references) bursit. (various references) bursan iltihaplanması, husye iltihabı. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | bursa mucosa. (various references) |
| Medieval Latin | 700-1500 | bursa. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "bursitis": bursitises. (additional references) | |
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"Bursitis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bousiris, britis, brusitis, Brustein, buraimi, Burity, bursides, bursites, bursitus, Busiris, busitis, Bussitil, busuutis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "bursitis" (pronounced 'Bur*si"tis'): Adenitis, Aortitis, Appendicitis, Arachnitis, Arteritis, Arthritis, Arthrochondritis, Blepharitis, Bronchitis, Capsulitis, Carditis, Cellulitis, Cerebritis, Cholecystis, Chondritis, Colitis, Colonitis, Compos-mentis, Conjunctivitis, Cystitis, Dactylitis, Fetis, gastritis, Gastroduodenitis, gastroenteritis, Glossitis, Glottis, Gratis, hepatitis, iritis, keratitis, laminitis, laryngitis, leptomeningitis, lymphadenitis, Lymphangeitis, Macrocystis, mantis, mastitis, meningitis, Mephitis, metritis, Myelitis, myocarditis, Myositis, Myosotis, Nephritis, Nereocystis, Neuritis, Oophoritis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-i-i-r-s-s-t-u" | |
-2 letters: bruits, bursts, tsuris. | |
-3 letters: brits, bruit, burst, busts, risus, rusts, situs, stirs, stubs, suits, truss. | |
-4 letters: bits, bris, brit, brut, burs, buss, bust, buts, ibis, iris, ribs, rubs, rust, ruts, sibs, sirs, sits, sris, stir, stub, subs, suit, tubs, tuis, urbs. | |
-5 letters: bis, bit, bur, bus, but, its, rib, rub, rut, sib, sir, sis. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-i-i-r-s-s-t-u" | |
+2 letters: bistouries, bursitises. | |
+3 letters: absurdities, boilersuits, distributes, filibusters, obituarists, obscurities, salubrities, subdistrict, subminister. | |
+4 letters: abstrusities, distributees, distributors, equilibrists, subdistricts, subirrigates, subministers, subscription, subsidiarity, subvarieties, tribuneships, tuberosities. | |
+5 letters: distributions, filibusterers, insalubrities, misattributes, redistributes, reusabilities, subdistricted, suberizations, subindustries, subliteracies, subreptitious, subscriptions, urbanisations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 75 72 73 69 74 69 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... ..- .-. ... .. - .. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01110101 01110010 01110011 01101001 01110100 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B u r s i t i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0075 0072 0073 0069 0074 0069 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3687848575867585 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, Albanees, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, albanês, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, ערבית, ערבי, arab, arabo, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danisht, danishte, لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, "ול "י, holland, olandese, holandês, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francia, francese, francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, német, tedesco, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, greco, grego, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | hebraishte, اليهودية, اللغة العبرية, يهودي, عبري, العبرية, joods, Hebreeuws, juutalainen, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, zsidó, héber, izraelita, ebreo, ebraico, hebreu, hebraico, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hibru, hebreo, jude, hebreiska, hebreisk, musevi, ibranice, ibrani |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, olasz, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, russo, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | suedez, اللغة السويدية, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, angol, inglese, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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