stomatitis

[stoh-muh-tahy-tis, stom-uh-]

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the mouth.

stomatitis

/ ˌstɒm-, ˌstɒm-, ˌstəʊməˈtɪtɪk, ˌstəʊməˈtaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the mouth

Other Word Forms

• stomatitic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stomatitis¹

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