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alveolitis

alveolitis noun: an inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs.

Noun

alveolitis (uncountable)

  1. An inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs.
  2. An inflammation of a dental alveolus (tooth socket).

alveolitis meaning in Tamil and Kannada

alveolitis in Tamil

பற்குழியழற்சி

alveolitis in Kannada

ಗಾಳಿಗೂಡುರಿತ, ಹಲ್ಲುಗೂಡುರಿತ

Origin of alveolitis

From alveol- + -itis.

Words formed from alveolitis

Questions about alveolitis

What does alveolitis mean?
Alveolitis means an inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs.
What is alveolitis in Tamil?
Alveolitis in Tamil is பற்குழியழற்சி. See Alveolitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alveolitis?
Alveolitis is a noun.

Words near alveolitis in the dictionary

  1. alveolinids
  2. alveolins
  3. alveolisation
  4. alveolisations
  5. alveolitid
  6. alveolitis
  7. alveolization
  8. alveolizations
  9. alveolize
  10. alveolizing
  11. alveolo-

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alveolitis (page history and authors); alveolitis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alveolitis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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