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Inflammation of the tongue
Answer for the clue "Inflammation of the tongue ", 9 letters:
glossitis
Word definitions for glossitis in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glossitis \Glos*si"tis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? tongue + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the tongue.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) An inflammatory condition of the tongue.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. inflammation of the tongue
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Glossitis can mean soreness of the tongue, or more usually inflammation with depapillation of the dorsal surface of the tongue (loss of the lingual papillae ), leaving a smooth and erythematous (reddened) surface, (sometimes specifically termed atrophic ...