glossitis

American  

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

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the tongue.

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glossitis British  

/ ɡlɒˈsaɪtɪs, ɡlɒˈsɪtɪk /

noun

1. inflammation of the tongue

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Other Word Forms

• glossitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of glossitis

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

Example Sentences

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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