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desmitis

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[dez-mahy-tis] / dɛzˈmaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

  1. inflammation of a ligament.

Etymology

Origin of desmitis

< New Latin < Greek desm ( ós ) ( see desmid) + -ītis -itis

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