"discitis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From disc + -itis. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disc|itis}} disc + -itis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} discitis (uncountable)
  1. An infection in the intervertebral disc space. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: spondylodiscitis Translations (infection): diskiitti (Finnish), discitis [feminine] (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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