sinusitisn.
/sʌɪnəˈsʌɪtɪs/ Inflammation of a sinus, esp. a nasal sinus.
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1896 Jrnl. Laryngol., Rhinol., & Otol. 10 37 (heading) Treatment of sinusitis.
1935 C. J. Imperatori & H. J. Burman Dis. Nose & Throat xi. 146 Morning frontal headache increasing in intensity towards afternoon usually indicates maxillary sinusitis.
1951 M. Lowry Let. 25 Aug. (1961) 252 Water..nearly makes him die of dysentery, and milk..gives him sinusitis.
1977 W. Marshall Thin Air vii. 87 The smell..came up the rickety stairs..like a poisonous cloud of pollen at the height of the sinusitis season.
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