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rhinosinusitis

rhinosinusitis

8.4
Swelling or infection of the nose and sinuses that causes a blocked nose and facial pain
  • noun
  • /ˌraɪnoʊˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rinosinusitis
  • The patient reported experiencing facial pain and congestion due to chronic rhinosinusitis.
  • chronic rhinosinusitis
  • acute rhinosinusitis
  • rhinosinusitis symptoms

Examples

  • Of the 559 consecutive patients who met study criteria, 211 had chronic rhinosinusitis, 226 had allergic rhinitis, and 122 had nonallergic rhinitis.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Approximately 20 million cases of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS) occur annually in the United States.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Oral antimicrobial treatment is started when a patient has signs and symptoms of associated rhinosinusitis.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Even so, symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis persisted after surgery.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Scores for both major and minor symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis improved significantly after antileukotriene therapy.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Four months earlier, the patient had been evaluated at another otolaryngology department and diagnosed with acute rhinosinusitis.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Our patient presented with symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis, laryngopharyngeal reflux, and otologic complaints.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Patients with invasive fungal rhinosinusitis are usually immunocompromised, and therefore they are likely to experience potentially fatal complications.

    Academic text (2004)
  • A 72-year-old man diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis underwent bilateral FESS at an outside hospital.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The pathologic specimens confirmed chronic polypoid rhinosinusitis of the ethmoid, maxillary, sphenoid, and frontal recess areas.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

sinusitis
vsrhinosinusitis
  • Specialized
4 5.3

An illness that causes swelling and pain in the air spaces behind the nose

includes both nasal passages and sinuses adding congestion and headaches

How Severe

pneumonia
  • Specialized
121 4.3
bronchitis
  • Specialized
1 3.5
respiratory tract infection
  • Specialized
1 4.1
rhinosinusitis
  • Specialized
8.4
common cold
17 1.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

rhinosinusitis = sinusitis (semi-transparent) = rhino + sinus + itis

The term is formed by adding the medical combining form 'rhino-' to the established medical word 'sinusitis'; the elements are transparent to medically informed readers but 'rhino-' and '-itis' are specialized and may be unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

The word rhinosinusitis breaks into parts: rhino- meaning 'nose' (seen in rhinoceros), sinus meaning 'a hollow or cavity', and -itis meaning 'inflammation' (seen in tonsillitis). So rhinosinusitis means 'inflammation of the nose and sinuses', which explains the congestion and facial pain people feel.