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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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Etymology

Origin of stomatitis

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

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From Los Angeles Times Nov. 13, 2020

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From Nature Nov. 7, 2017

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.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

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