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isthmitis

isthmitis noun: inflammation of the isthmus of the fauces, or throat; faucitis.

Noun

isthmitis (uncountable)

  1. inflammation of the isthmus of the fauces, or throat; faucitis

Origin of isthmitis

From isthmus + -itis.

Words formed from isthmitis

Questions about isthmitis

What does isthmitis mean?
Isthmitis means inflammation of the isthmus of the fauces, or throat; faucitis.
What part of speech is isthmitis?
Isthmitis is a noun.

Words near isthmitis in the dictionary

  1. Isthmia
  2. isthmial
  3. isthmian
  4. isthmians
  5. isthmic
  6. isthmitis
  7. isthmo-
  8. isthmocele
  9. isthmoceles
  10. isthmoid
  11. isthmoids

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