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diaphragmitis

diaphragmitis noun: inflammation of the diaphragm.

Noun

diaphragmitis (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Inflammation of the diaphragm.
    • One of the most curious symptoms of diaphragmitis is the sardonic grin, which happened to be present in our own case.1854, John W. Corson, “Case of Diaphragmitis, with Pleuritic Effusion”, in The New York Journal of Medicine, volume 13, page 387
    Synonyms:
    diaphragmatitis

Synonyms of diaphragmitis

Origin of diaphragmitis

From diaphragm + -itis.

Questions about diaphragmitis

What does diaphragmitis mean?
Diaphragmitis means inflammation of the diaphragm.
What part of speech is diaphragmitis?
Diaphragmitis is a noun.

Words near diaphragmitis in the dictionary

  1. diaphragmatically
  2. diaphragmatitis
  3. diaphragmed
  4. diaphragmic
  5. diaphragming
  6. diaphragmitis
  7. diaphragmless
  8. diaphragms
  9. diaphtherin
  10. diaphyseal
  11. diaphysectomy

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