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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  
/ ˌstəʊməˈtaɪtɪs, ˌstɒm-, ˌstɒm- /

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 Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025

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

In examining a case of mycotic stomatitis it is important not to mistake it for foot-and-mouth disease, which has appeared in this country on six occasions only.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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