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glossitis

[ glo-sahy-tis, glaw- ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the tongue.


glossitis

/ ɡlɒˈsaɪtɪs; ɡlɒˈsɪtɪk /

noun

  1. inflammation of the tongue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • glossitic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·· [glo-, sit, -ik, glaw-], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of glossitis1

First recorded in 1815–25; gloss(o)- + -itis
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Scarlet fever usually gives rise to a slight inflammation of the mouth followed by desquamation, but more rarely it is accompanied by a most severe oedematous stomatitis with glossitis and tonsillitis.

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Chronic Superficial Glossitis.—Several forms of chronic superficial glossitis are met with.

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The disease is probably due to congenital defect aggravated by frequent attacks of glossitis, and the treatment consists in the removal of the protruding portions by the knife, ligation, the cautery, or ecraseur.

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The tongue may share in the swelling—mercurial glossitis.

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