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stomatitis

American  
[stoh-muh-tahy-tis, stom-uh-] / ˌstoʊ məˈtaɪ tɪs, ˌstɒm ə- /

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the mouth.


stomatitis British  
/ ˌstɒm-, ˌstɒm-, ˌstəʊməˈtɪtɪk, ˌstəʊməˈtaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the mouth

"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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Origin of stomatitis

First recorded in 1855–60; stomat- + -itis

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Patients also frequently dealt with stomatitis – painful swelling and sores inside the mouth – as well as diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

She made nearly 950 changes, hoping to modify the coronavirus gene just enough to take the place of a similar gene belonging to a benign virus: the vesicular stomatitis virus, or VSV.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2020

It consists of a live but harmless vesicular stomatitis virus engineered to carry a gene for an Ebola surface protein.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 25, 2019

Cryo-EM model of the bullet-shaped vesicular stomatitis virus.

From Nature • Nov. 7, 2017

There are very few cases of diphtheria which do not exhibit larger surfaces of either pharyngitis or stomatitis than of diphtheritic membrane.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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