Definitions for glossitis

glossitis glos·si·tis

Spelling: [glo-sahy-tis, glaw-]
IPA: /glɒˈsaɪ tɪs, glɔ-/

Glossitis is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in glossitis (giilossst).

Definitions for glossitis

noun

  1. inflammation of the tongue.

Origin of glossitis

First recorded in 1815-25; gloss- + -itis

Examples for glossitis

glossitis, or inflammation of the tongue, is very similar to stomatitis, and mostly exists with it and is due to the same causes.

The chronic parenchymatous form of glossitis is usually circumscribed.

Fleming66 calls prominent attention to a complication of glossitis, of which he alludes to several examples.

glossitis and oedema of the larynx may require the surgical procedures often necessary when they occur under other circumstances.

In cases where the glossitis is an extension from tonsillitis, these sensations begin in the root of the organ.

Word Value for glossitis
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