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hemiglossitis

hemiglossitis noun: glossitis affecting only half of the tongue.

Noun

hemiglossitis (uncountable)

  1. glossitis affecting only half of the tongue

Origin of hemiglossitis

From hemi- + glossitis.

Questions about hemiglossitis

What does hemiglossitis mean?
Hemiglossitis means glossitis affecting only half of the tongue.
What part of speech is hemiglossitis?
Hemiglossitis is a noun.

Words near hemiglossitis in the dictionary

  1. hemigenomes
  2. hemigenomic
  3. hemigigantism
  4. hemiglossectomies
  5. hemiglossectomy
  6. hemiglossitis
  7. hemiglyph
  8. hemiglyphs
  9. hemignathous
  10. hemigordiopsid
  11. hemigordiopsids

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