thelitis
[ thi-lahy-tis ]
/ θɪˈlaɪ tɪs /
noun Pathology.
inflammation of the nipple.
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Origin of thelitis
1840–50; < Greek thēl(ḗ) nipple + -itis
Words nearby thelitis
theist, thelarche, thelazia, thelaziasis, theleplasty, thelitis, thelium, thelma, thelo-, thelon, thelorrhagia
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